Niche specialization of reef-building corals in the mesophotic zone: metabolic trade-offs between divergent Symbiodinium types

Timothy F Cooper; Karin E Ulstrup; Sana S Dandan; Andrew J Heyward; Michael Kuhl; Andrew Muirhead; Rebecca A O'Leary; Bibi EF Ziersen; Madeleine JH Van Oppen

Journal article

Niche specialization of reef-building corals in the mesophotic zone: metabolic trade-offs between divergent Symbiodinium types

Timothy F Cooper, Karin E Ulstrup, Sana S Dandan, Andrew J Heyward, Michael Kuhl, Andrew Muirhead, Rebecca A O'Leary, Bibi EF Ziersen, Madeleine JH Van Oppen

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences | ROYAL SOC | Published : 2011

DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2321

University of Melbourne Researchers

Madeleine Van Oppen Author BioSciences

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Funding Acknowledgements

This study was supported by funding from the Danish Natural Science Research Council, Woodside Energy Ltd (as operator of the Browse LNG Development) and the Australian Institute of Marine Science. We thank the crew of the RV Solander, D. Whillas for technical assistance with the ROV and R. Brinkman for advice with the CTD. The manuscript was improved by constructive comments from J. Oliver and two anonymous referees.