The role of plankton in coral trophodynamics

Coral Reefs: An Ecosystem in Transition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 215-229

  Ferrier Pagès, Christine ^a   Hoogenboom, Mia ^a   Houlbrèque, Fanny ^b  

^a CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE DE MONACO   (Monaco)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Monaco)

Author keywords

coral physiology; Feeding; heterotrophy; photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054698139     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0114-4_15     Document Type: Chapter

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