Temporal variability in chlorophyll fluorescence of back-reef corals in Ofu, American Samoa

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-67

  Piniak, Gregory A ^a,c   Brown, Eric K ^b,d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c NOAA Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research   (United States)

^d Kalaupapa National Historic Park   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CORAL REEF; ELECTRON; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLUORESCENCE; MICROHABITAT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AMERICAN SAMOA; MANUA ISLANDS; OFU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA;

ANTHOZOA; MONTIPORA GRISEA;

EID: 60849137211     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/BBLv216n1p55     Document Type: Article

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