Fluctuations in coral health of four common inshore reef corals in response to seasonal and anthropogenic changes in water quality

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 105, Issue , 2015, Pages 39-52

  Browne, Nicola K ^a   Tay, Jason K L ^b   Low, Jeffrey ^d   Larson, Ole ^b   Todd, Peter A ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b DHI NTU Water and Environment Research Centre and Education Hub DHI Water and Environment (S) Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d National Parks Board   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Coral growth; Coral photo physiology; Sediments; Singapore; Tolerance; Turbid reefs; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FITS AND TOLERANCES; QUANTUM YIELD; REEFS; SEDIMENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGES; ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; CHLOROPHYLL-A CONCENTRATION; CORAL GROWTH; LOCAL AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SINGAPORE; WATER QUALITY VARIABLES;

WATER QUALITY;

RAIN; TRACE METAL; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; SEA WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH RATE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; COASTAL WATERS; CORAL; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MERULINA AMPLIATA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PACHYSERIS SPECIOSA; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; POPULATION DENSITY; QUANTUM YIELD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SINGAPORE; SYMBIONT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

ANTHOZOA; MERULINA AMPLIATA; PACHYSERIS SPECIOSA; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RAIN; SEASONS; SEAWATER; SINGAPORE; TEMPERATURE; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84923870899     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.02.002     Document Type: Article

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