Repeated bleaching events may result in high tolerance and notable gametogenesis in stony corals: Oculina patagonica as a model

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 426, Issue , 2011, Pages 149-159

  Armoza Zvuloni, Rachel ^a,b,c   Segal, Roee ^a   Kramarsky Winter, Esti ^a   Loya, Yossi ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR MARICULTURE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Gametogenesis Oculina patagonica; Repeated seasonal bleaching; Reproduction; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; GAMETOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOLERANCE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [ISRAEL];

ANTHOZOA; OCULINA PATAGONICA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 79953167495     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09018     Document Type: Article

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