Nutrient acquisition strategies in mesophotic hard corals using compound specific stable isotope analysis of sterols

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 474, Issue , 2016, Pages 133-141

  Crandall, J B ^a   Teece, M A ^a   Estes, B A ^a   Manfrino, C ^b   Ciesla, J H ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Central Caribbean Marine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Agaricia species; Mesophotic reefs; Montastraea cavernosa; Phytosterols; Stable isotopes; Sterols

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; CARBON ISOTOPE; COLONY; CORAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HETEROTROPHY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT USE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REFUGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; STEROL; SYMBIONT; TRANSLOCATION;

AGARICIA; ANTHOZOA; MONTASTRAEA CAVERNOSA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 84945904302     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2015.10.010     Document Type: Article

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