Differential response of coral assemblages to thermal stress underscores the complexity in predicting bleaching susceptibility

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Chou, Loke Ming ^a   Toh, Tai Chong ^a   Toh, Kok Ben ^a   Ng, Chin Soon Lionel ^a   Cabaitan, Patrick ^a   Tun, Karenne ^b   Goh, Eugene ^c   Afiq Rosli, Lutfi ^a   Taira, Daisuke ^a   Du, Rosa Celia Poquita ^a   Loke, Hai Xin ^a   Khalis, Aizat ^a   Li, Jinghan ^a   Song, Tiancheng ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b National Parks Board   (Singapore)

^c DHI Water and Environment (S) Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

^d Maritime and Port Authority   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CORAL; CORAL BLEACHING SUSCEPTIBILITY; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PACHYSERIS; POCILLOPORA; PODABACIA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEDIMENT; SINGAPORE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE STRESS; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEFS; ECOSYSTEM; GLOBAL WARMING; SINGAPORE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84979578237     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159755     Document Type: Article

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