Experimental assessment of the feeding effort of three scleractinian coral species during a thermal stress: Effect on the rates of photosynthesis

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 390, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-124

  Ferrier Pagès, Christine ^a   Rottier, Cécile ^a   Beraud, Eric ^a   Levy, Oren ^b  

^a CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE DE MONACO   (Monaco)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Corals; Feeding; Heterotrophy; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FEEDING; FOOD SUPPLY; HETEROTROPHY; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ANTHOZOA; GALAXEA FASCICULARIS; SCLERACTINIA; STYLOPHORA PISTILLATA; TURBINARIA RENIFORMIS;

EID: 78349303802     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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