Photosynthetic response of Persian Gulf acroporid corals to summer versus winter temperature deviations
With on-going climate change, coral susceptibility to thermal stress constitutes a central concern in reefconservation. In the Persian Gulf, coral reefs are confronted with a high seasonal variability in water temperature, and both hot and cold extremes have been associated with episodes of coral bl...
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PeerJ Inc.
2015-06-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/1062.pdf |