Experimental comparison of skeletal growth rates in the cold-water coral Madrepora oculata Linnaeus, 1758 and three tropical scleractinian corals

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 405, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-5

  Orejas, Covadonga ^a,b   Ferrier Pagès, Christine ^c   Reynaud, Stéphanie ^c   Tsounis, Georgios ^a   Allemand, Denis ^c   Gili, Josep Maria ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b Marine Culture Units El Bocal   (Spain)

^c CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE DE MONACO   (Monaco)

Author keywords

Aquaria experiments; Buoyant weight; Cold water corals (CWC); Madrepora oculata; Skeletal growth rates; Tropical corals

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; COLD WATER; CORAL; GROWTH RATE; LOW TEMPERATURE; SEAWATER; SKELETON; TROPICAL REGION; WATER TEMPERATURE; ZOOXANTHELLA;

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

EID: 79959333658     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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