Effects of suspended sediments, dissolved inorganic nutrients and salinity on fertilisation and embryo development in the coral Acropora millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834)

Coral Reefs

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 837-850

  Humphrey, C ^a   Weber, M ^b,c   Lott, C ^b,c   Cooper, T ^a   Fabricius, K ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c HYDRA Institute for Marine Sciences   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coral fertilisation; Great Barrier Reef; Nutrients; Salinity; Sediment; Terrestrial runoff

Indexed keywords

BARRIER REEF; CORAL REEF; DISSOLVED INORGANIC MATTER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RIVER PLUME; RUNOFF; SALINITY; SPAWNING; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ACROPORA MILLEPORA; ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 55349084365     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-008-0408-1     Document Type: Article

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