Effect of light intensity on post-fragmentation photobiological performance of the soft coral Sinularia flexibilis

Aquaculture

Volumn 388-391, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-29

  Rocha, Rui J M ^a   Serôdio, João ^a   Leal, Miguel Costa ^a,b   Cartaxana, Paulo ^c   Calado, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Light intensity; Photosynthetic pigments; Sinularia; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COLONY; GROWTH RATE; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MARICULTURE; PHOTOPERIOD; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENT; SOFT CORAL; STOCKING DENSITY; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ALCYONACEA; ANTHOZOA; DINOPHYCEAE; SINULARIA; SINULARIA FLEXIBILIS; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 84873414899     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2013.01.013     Document Type: Article

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