Alkaline phosphatase activity of reef-building corals

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 227-234

  Godinot, C ^a,b   Ferrier Pages C ^a,b   Sikorski, S ^a   Grover, R ^a,b  

^a Centre Scientifique de Monaco (CSM)   (France)

^b CSM Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Monaco   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORAL REEF; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SYMBIONT; SYMBIOSIS;

ANTHOZOA; CLADOCORA CAESPITOSA; GALAXEA FASCICULARIS; OCULINA PATAGONICA; PAVONA CACTUS; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; STYLOPHORA PISTILLATA; TUBASTRAEA;

EID: 84871637223     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2013.58.1.0227     Document Type: Article

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