A new conceptual model for the warm-water breakdown of the coralalgae endosymbiosis

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 483-496

  Wooldridge, Scott A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cell specific density; CO2limitation; Coral bleaching; Mitotic index.

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BLEACHING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CORAL; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENDOSYMBIONT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VULNERABILITY; WARM WATER;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 67650932627     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08251     Document Type: Article

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