Local adaptation constrains the distribution potential of heat-tolerant Symbiodinium from the Persian/Arabian Gulf

ISME Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2551-2560

  D'Angelo, Cecilia ^a   Hume, Benjamin C C ^a   Burt, John ^b   Smith, Edward G ^b   Achterberg, Eric P ^c   Wiedenmann, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ABU DHABI   (United Arab Emirates)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CORAL; DINOFLAGELLATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOCAL ADAPTATION; SYMBIONT; SYMBIOSIS; TOLERANCE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARABIAN SEA; GULF OF OMAN; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; PORITES; SYMBIODINIUM;

SEA WATER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; CHEMISTRY; DINOFLAGELLATE; HEAT; INDIAN OCEAN; OMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SYMBIOSIS;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; DINOFLAGELLIDA; HOT TEMPERATURE; INDIAN OCEAN; OMAN; SEASONS; SEAWATER; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84947617274     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2015.80     Document Type: Article

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