Shading reduces coral-disease progression

Coral Reefs

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 757-760

  Muller, E M ^a   van Woesik, R ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral disease; Coral disease progression; Coral host stress; Light; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 70349981661     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-009-0504-x     Document Type: Note

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