Determination of the thermal tolerance of Symbiodinium using the activation energy for inhibiting photosystem II activity

Zoological Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 137-142

  Wang, Jih Terng ^a   Meng, Pei Jie ^b,c   Chen, Yi Yun ^a   Chen, Chaolun Allen ^d,e,f  

^a TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUARIUM   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^f ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Coral bleaching; PSII activity; Symbiodinium

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 84863251738     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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