Localized bleaching in Hawaii causes tissue loss and a reduction in the number of gametes in Porites compressa

Coral Reefs

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 351-355

  Sudek, M ^a   Aeby, G S ^b   Davy, S K ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral bleaching; Coral disease; Histology; Porites compressa; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; PORITES; PORITES COMPRESSA;

EID: 84860373034     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-011-0844-1     Document Type: Note

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