Effects of light, food availability and temperature stress on the function of photosystem II and photosystem I of coral symbionts.

Effects of light, food availability and temperature stress on the function of photosystem II and photosystem I of coral symbionts.

Reef corals are heterotrophic coelenterates that achieve high productivity through their photosynthetic dinoflagellate symbionts. Excessive seawater temperature destabilises this symbiosis and causes corals to "bleach," lowering their photosynthetic capacity. Bleaching poses a serious thre...

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Main Authors: Mia O Hoogenboom, Douglas A Campbell, Eric Beraud, Katrina Dezeeuw, Christine Ferrier-Pagès
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3258252?pdf=render

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