Effect of sub-lethal damage to juvenile colonies of massive Porites spp. under contrasting regimes of temperature and water flow

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 887-897

  Edmunds, Peter J ^a   Lenihan, Hunter S ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION; CORAL; CYTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GROWTH RESPONSE; JUVENILE; LESION; METABOLITE; MICROCOSM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER FLOW;

MOOREA; MOOREA LAGOON; SOCIETY ISLANDS; WINDWARD ISLANDS [SOCIETY ISLANDS];

ANTHOZOA; PISCES; PORITES; PORITES LOBATA; PORITES LUTEA; PORITIDAE;

EID: 77952092335     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1372-1     Document Type: Article

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