Taxonomic, spatial and temporal patterns of bleaching in anemones inhabited by anemonefishes.

<h4>Background</h4>Rising sea temperatures are causing significant destruction to coral reef ecosystems due to coral mortality from thermally-induced bleaching (loss of symbiotic algae and/or their photosynthetic pigments). Although bleaching has been intensively studied in corals, littl...

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Main Authors: Jean-Paul A Hobbs, Ashley J Frisch, Benjamin M Ford, Michele Thums, Pablo Saenz-Agudelo, Kathryn A Furby, Michael L Berumen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23951056/pdf/?tool=EBI