Comparison of endosymbiotic and free-living Symbiodinium (dinophyceae) diversity in a hawaiian reef environment

Many scleractinian corals must acquire their endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (genus Symbiodinium) anew each generation from environmental pools, and exchange between endosymbiotic and environmental pools of Symbiodinium (reef waters and sediments) has been proposed as a mechanism for optimizing coral...

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Main Authors: Pochon, X., Stat, Michael, Takabayashi, M., Chasqui, L., Chauka, L., Logan, D., Gates, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24507