An evaluation of staining techniques for marking daily growth in scleractinian corals

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 440, Issue , 2013, Pages 126-131

  Holcomb, Michael ^a,b   Cohen, Anne L ^a   McCorkle, Daniel C ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE DE MONACO   (Monaco)

Author keywords

Alizarin; Calcein; Calcification; Coral; Isotope; Stain

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; BIOMARKER; CALCIFICATION; CORAL; DYE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GROWTH RATE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MARKING METHOD; POLYP; SKELETON; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 84872385965     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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