Light-induced dissociation of antenna complexes in the symbionts of scleractinian corals correlates with sensitivity to coral bleaching

Coral Reefs

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 963-975

  Hill, R ^a,d   Larkum, A W D ^a   Prasil O ^b   Kramer, D M ^c   Szabo M ^a   Kumar, V ^a   Ralph, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Institute of Microbiology CAS   (Czech Republic)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Non photochemical quenching; Photoinhibition; Photoprotection; State transitions; Symbiodinium; Xanthophyll cycle

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; CORAL; CORAL BLEACHING; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOPROTECTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SYMBIONT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ACROPORA MILLEPORA; ANTHOZOA; PAVONA DECUSSATA; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; SCLERACTINIA; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 84869186244     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-012-0914-z     Document Type: Article

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