SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE, SALINITY AND LIGHT ON HERMATYPIC CORAL MONTIPORA-VERRUCOSA
SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE, SALINITY AND LIGHT ON HERMATYPIC CORAL MONTIPORA-VERRUCOSA
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00391130
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
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影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
JOKIEL, PL
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作者:
COLES, SL;JOKIEL, PL
Temperature tolerance in the reef coral M. verrucosa (Lamarck) is affected by salinity and light. Low salinity reduces ability of the coral to survive short-term exposure to elevated temperature. High natural light intensity aggravates damage sustained by corals at high temperature. In long-term growth experiments, high light intensity caused substantial loss of zooxanthellar pigment, higher mortality rates, reduced carbon fixation and lowered growth rate at both upper and lower sublethal temperatures. Effects of light at optimal temperature were less dramatic. Interactions between physical environmental factors appear most important near the limits of tolerance for a given factor. Acclimation capability was indicated and was influenced by both thermal history and pigmentation state of stressed corals.