High zooxanthella density shortens the survival time of coral cell aggregates under thermal stress

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 368, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-87

  Nesa, Badrun ^a   Hidaka, Michio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coral bleaching; Symbiodinium; Symbiosis; Thermal stress; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

CORAL; CORAL BLEACHING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; SURVIVAL; SYMBIOSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ANTHOZOA; FUNGIA; PAVONA DIVARICATA; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 56649115778     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.10.018     Document Type: Article

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