Differential response to cold and warm water conditions in Pocillopora colonies from the Central Mexican Pacific

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 391, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 57-64

  Rodriguez Troncoso A P ^a   Carpizo Ituarte, E ^a   Cupul Magana A L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bleaching; Coral; Lipids; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; COLD WATER; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CORAL; CORAL REEF; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LIPID; SYMBIOSIS; WARM WATER;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; DINOPHYCEAE; POCILLOPORA; POCILLOPORA VERRUCOSA; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 77955267215     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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