Inferred calcification rate of a Mediterranean azooxanthellate coral is uncoupled with sea surface temperature along an 8° latitudinal gradient

Inferred calcification rate of a Mediterranean azooxanthellate coral is uncoupled with sea surface temperature along an 8° latitudinal gradient

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Correlations between sea surface temperature (SST) and growth parameters of the solitary azooxanthellate Dendrophylliid <it>Leptopsammia pruvoti</it> were assessed along an 8° latitudinal gradient on western Italian coa...

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Main Authors: Caroselli Erik, Mattioli Guido, Levy Oren, Falini Giuseppe, Dubinsky Zvy, Goffredo Stefano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Subjects:
Asymbiotic coral
Coral growth
Dendrophylliidae
Global warming
Scleractinia
Temperate coral
Online Access:http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/9/1/32

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