Modification of light utilization for skeletal growth by water flow in the scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis

Marine Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 769-777

  Schutter, Miriam ^a   Kranenbarg, Sander ^a   Wijffels, R H ^a   Verreth, Johan ^a   Osinga, Ronald ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CORAL; FLOW VELOCITY; GROWTH RATE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOTOPROTECTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SKELETON; WATER FLOW; WEIGHT;

ANTHOZOA; GALAXEA FASCICULARIS; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 79952994270     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-010-1605-3     Document Type: Article

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