Symbiodinium community composition in scleractinian corals is not affected by life-long exposure to elevated carbon dioxide.

Ocean acidification (OA) is expected to negatively affect coral reefs, however little is known about how OA will change the coral-algal symbiosis on which reefs ultimately depend. This study investigated whether there would be differences in coral Symbiodinium types in response to OA, potentially im...

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Main Authors: Sam H C Noonan, Katharina E Fabricius, Craig Humphrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3661590?pdf=render