Bleached Porites compressa and Montipora capitata corals catabolize δ13C-enriched lipids

Coral Reefs

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 687-692

  Grottoli, Andréa G ^a   Rodrigues, Lisa J ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

13C; Coral bleaching; Lipids; Stable carbon isotopes

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CATABOLISM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORAL BLEACHING; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENERGY USE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LIPID; PROTEIN; SURVIVAL;

ANTHOZOA; MONTIPORA CAPITATA; PORITES COMPRESSA;

EID: 79961028062     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-011-0756-0     Document Type: Article

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