Is acclimation beneficial to scleractinian corals, Porites spp.?

Marine Biology

Volumn 161, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1531-1542

  Edmunds, Peter J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; GROWTH RESPONSE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SCLERITE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; MOOREA; SOCIETY ISLANDS; WINDWARD ISLANDS [SOCIETY ISLANDS];

ANTHOZOA; PORITES; SCLERACTINIA; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 84903307895     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-014-2438-2     Document Type: Article

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