Symbiont-specific responses in foraminifera to the herbicide diuron

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 65, Issue 4-9, 2012, Pages 373-383

  van Dam, Joost W ^a,b   Negri, Andrew P ^b   Mueller, Jochen F ^a   Uthicke, Sven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Great barrier reef; Microalgae; Photoinhibition; Phytotoxicity; Pollution; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

GREAT BARRIER REEF; MICRO-ALGAE; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHYTOTOXICITY; SYMBIOSIS;

ALGAE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLLUTION; REEFS; UREA; WEED CONTROL;

HERBICIDES;

CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B; DIURON;

BIOINDICATOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FORAMINIFERA; HERBICIDE; MICROALGA; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; REACTION KINETICS; SYMBIOSIS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; DIATOM; FORAMINIFER; GREEN ALGA; IC 50; LIGHT ADAPTATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPH; PHYTOTOXICITY; RED ALGA; SYMBIONT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CHLOROPHYTA; DIATOMS; DINOFLAGELLIDA; DIURON; FORAMINIFERA; HERBICIDES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SYMBIOSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 84858431743     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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