Bleaching response of corals and their Symbiodinium communities in southern Africa

Marine Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2049-2062

  Sebastián, Carlos Ruiz ^a   Sink, Kerry J ^b,c   McClanahan, Timothy R ^d   Cowan, Donald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b South Africa National Biodiversity Institute   (South Africa)

^c EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ALGA; CORAL; CORAL BLEACHING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; SEAWATER; SYMBIONT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; VULNERABILITY; WATER DEPTH;

AFRICA; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACROPORA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; MONTIPORA; POCILLOPORA; SCLERACTINIA; STYLOPHORA (CORAL); STYLOPHORA PISTILLATA; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 70349847397     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1236-8     Document Type: Article

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