Do fluctuating temperature environments elevate coral thermal tolerance?

Coral Reefs

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 429-440

  Oliver, T A ^a   Palumbi, S R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acropora; Climate change; Coral; Symbiodinium; Thermal tolerance

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ADAPTATION; ALGA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEF; DIURNAL VARIATION; MORTALITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SYMBIONT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

AMERICAN SAMOA;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA HYACINTHUS; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; HYACINTHUS; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 79955888491     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-011-0721-y     Document Type: Article

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