The effects of habitat on coral bleaching responses in Kenya

Ambio

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 295-304

  Grimsditch, Gabriel ^a   Mwaura, Jelvas M ^b   Kilonzo, Joseph ^c   Amiyo, Nassir ^d  

^a Kibaki Flats 9   (Kenya)

^b Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute ^*  (Kenya)

^c KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Bleaching; Coral reef; Resilience

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BIOMONITORING; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL LAGOON; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT TYPE; LIGHT EFFECT; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTECTED AREA; SHALLOW WATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DINOFLAGELLATE; ECOSYSTEM; INDIAN OCEAN; KENYA; REVIEW; SUNLIGHT; SYMBIOSIS; TEMPERATURE; TROPIC CLIMATE; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CHLOROPHYLL; DINOFLAGELLIDA; ECOSYSTEM; INDIAN OCEAN; KENYA; SUNLIGHT; SYMBIOSIS; TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTION;

KENYA;

ANTHOZOA; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; PORITES CYLINDRICA; PORITES LUTEA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 77955654124     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-010-0052-1     Document Type: Review

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