Vertical and horizontal distribution of desmophyllum dianthus in Comau Fjord, Chile: A cold-water coral thriving at low pH

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Volumn 2013, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Fillinger, Laura ^a   Richter, Claudio ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cold water corals; Desmophyllum dianthus; Ocean acidification; pH; Remotely operated vehicle

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; OXYGEN;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CHILE; CORAL REEF; DESMOPHYLLUM DIANTHUS; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; OCEANOGRAPHY; PH; SALINITY; SENSOR; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE; VIDEORECORDER;

EID: 84888349820     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21678359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.194     Document Type: Article

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