Changes in scleractinian coral Seriatopora hystrix morphology and its endocellular Symbiodinium characteristics along a bathymetric gradient from shallow to mesophotic reef

Coral Reefs

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1089-1100

  Nir, O ^a,b   Gruber, D F ^c   Einbinder, S ^a,b   Kark, S ^b   Tchernov, D ^a,b  

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

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a c ratio; Deep reef; Morphology; Photosynthesis; Scleractinian coral; Seriatopora hystrix; Symbiodinium sp.

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ALGA; BATHYMETRY; COLONY; CORAL; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOSYMBIONT; GENOTYPE; LIGHT EFFECT; LIGHT INTENSITY; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENT; POLYP; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REEF; ZOOXANTHELLA;

GULF OF AQABA; INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA; SERIATOPORA HYSTRIX; SYMBIODINIUM; SYMBIODINIUM SP.;

EID: 80255129687     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-011-0801-z     Document Type: Article

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