The effect of zooxanthellae availability on the rates of skeletal growth in the Red Sea coral Acropora hemprichii

Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 177-183

  Al Hammady, Montaser Aly Mahmoud ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acropora hemprichii; Depths; Growth rates; Red Sea; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA HEMPRICHII; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84927661460     PISSN: 16874285     EISSN: 20903278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejar.2013.10.005     Document Type: Article

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