The effect of temperature stress on coral-Symbiodinium associations containing distinct symbiont types

Coral Reefs

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 473-485

  Fisher, P L ^a,b   Malme, M K ^a   Dove, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coral bleaching; Light pressure; Photosynthesis; Symbiodinium; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CLADISTICS; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLUOROMETRY; HEATING; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; LIGHT EFFECT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

ACROPORA ASPERA; ACROPORA FORMOSA; ACROPORA MILLEPORA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; MONTIPORA DIGITATA; PLATYGYRA DAEDALEA; PORITES CYLINDRICA; PORITES LUTEA; SCLERACTINIA; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 84860376212     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-011-0853-0     Document Type: Review

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