Spatial and temporal dynamics of symbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium: Dinophyta) in the perforate coral Montipora capitata

Abstract

Abstract The illuminated parts of many hermatypic cor als have higher levels of photosynthetic pigments and symbiotic dinoflagellates belonging to the genus Sym biodinium than the shaded parts that often appear pale. In the field, we observed that the perforate coral Montipora ...