Microscopic observation of symbiotic and aposymbiotic juvenile corals in nutrient-enriched seawater

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 93-98

  Tanaka, Yasuaki ^a   Iguchi, Akira ^a   Inoue, Mayuri ^b   Mori, Chiharu ^b   Sakai, Kazuhiko ^a   Suzuki, Atsushi ^c   Kawahata, Hodaka ^b   Nakamura, Takashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benthic microalgae; Calcification; Juvenile coral; Nutrient enrichment; Photosynthesis; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE GROWTH RATE; BENTHIC MICROALGAE; JUVENILE CORAL; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENTS; SCLERACTINIAN CORALS; SYMBIOTIC ASSOCIATION; ZOOXANTHELLAE;

ALGAE; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEAWATER;

NUTRIENTS;

CHLOROPHYLL A; SEA WATER;

CALCIFICATION; CHLOROPHYLL; CORAL; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; JUVENILE; MICROALGA; MICROSCOPY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEAWATER; SURVIVAL; SYMBIONT; ZOOXANTHELLA;

APOSYMBIOTIC JUVENILE CORAL; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MICROALGA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SURVIVAL; SYMBIOSIS; SYMBIOTIC JUVENILE CORAL;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CHLOROPHYLL; MICROALGAE; MICROSCOPY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEAWATER; SYMBIOSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ACROPORA DIGITIFERA; ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 84875265397     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.12.017     Document Type: Article

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