Zooxanthellar symbiosis in planula larvae of the coral Pocillopora damicornis

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 386, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 45-53

  Gaither, Michelle R ^a   Rowan, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUAM MARINE LABORATORY   (Guam)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Energy budgets; Photoacclimation; Photosynthesis; Photosynthetically fixed carbon; Symbiodinium

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CORAL; ENERGY BUDGET; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LARVA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEAWATER; SYMBIONT; SYMBIOSIS; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ANTHOZOA; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 77950019733     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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