Prevalent endosymbiont zonation shapes the depth distributions of scleractinian coral species

Prevalent endosymbiont zonation shapes the depth distributions of scleractinian coral species

Bathymetric distributions of photosynthetic marine invertebrate species are relatively well studied, however the importance of symbiont zonation (i.e. hosting of distinct algal endosymbiont communities over depth) in determining these depth distributions still remains unclear. Here, we assess the pr...

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Main Authors: Pim Bongaerts, Margaux Carmichael, Kyra B. Hay, Linda Tonk, Pedro R. Frade, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2015-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
coral reef
depth distribution
symbiont zonation
mesophotic
symbiodinium
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.140297

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