Acute Tissue Death (white syndrome) Affects the Microenvironment of Tabular Acropora Corals

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-104

  Andersen, S B ^a   Vestergaard, M L ^a   Ainsworth, T D ^b   Hoegh Guldberg, O ^c   Kuhl M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral disease; Histology; Microelectrode; White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA; ACROPORIDAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84862661994     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00270     Document Type: Article

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