Trophic response of Corals to large amplitude internal waves

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 412, Issue , 2010, Pages 113-128

  Roder, Cornelia ^a   Fillinger, Laura ^a   Jantzen, Carin ^a   Schmidt, Gertraud M ^b   Khokiattiwong, Somkiat ^c   Richter, Claudio ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c PHUKET MARINE BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Andaman Sea; Corals; Current regime; Heterotrophic plasticity; Large amplitude internal waves; Pocillopora meandrina

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; BIOMASS; CARBON; CORAL REEF; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; HETEROTROPHY; INTERNAL WAVE; METABOLISM; ORGANIC MATTER; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN; SURVIVAL; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC STATUS;

ANDAMAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; POCILLOPORA MEANDRINA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 77955961972     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08707     Document Type: Article

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