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Population Control in Symbiotic Corals
Abstract
Stability in symbiotic association requires control of population growth between symbionts. The population density of zooxanthellae per unit surface area of most symbiotic corals is remarkably consistant. How is the population density of zooxanthellae maintained and what happens to the symbiotic association if the balance between algae and host is perturbed. The answers to these question, examined in this paper, provide a framework for understanding how the size of the component populations is controlled in symbiotic associations. The topic areas covered include the following: carbon economy in a symbiotic coral; effects of nutrient enrichment; the chemostat model of population control; the effects of exposure to ammonium levels. Ammonium ions and organic materials are the factors which maintain the density of zooxanthellae. 32 refs., 5 figs.
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- Authors
- Falkowski, P. G., Dubinsky, Z., Muscatine, L., & McCloskey, L.
- Venue
- BioScience
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1993-10
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 606-611
- ISSN
- 0006-3568 (ISSN-L)
- 1525-3244
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- W2042027337
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- 455
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- 7.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
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- closed
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