Low water temperature tolerance and responding mode of scleractinian corals in Sanya Bay

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2289-2295

  Li, Shu ^a   Yu, Ke Fu ^a   Shi, Qi ^a   Chen, Tian Ran ^a   Zhao, Mei Xia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Coral bleaching; Lethal temperature; Low temperature; Sanya bay; Scleractinian coral; Symbiotic zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

CORAL; CORAL BLEACHING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; MESOCOSM; MORPHOLOGY; MUCUS; SYMBIOSIS; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; WATER TEMPERATURE; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; COLD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CHINA; COLD TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HAINAN; SANYA BAY;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA FLORIDA; ACROPORA PULCHRA; ACROPORA VALIDA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; PAVONA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 70450196723     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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