Thermal Tolerance in Tropical Versus Subtropical Pacific Reef Corals

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dc.contributor.authorColes, Stephen L.
dc.contributor.authorJokiel, Paul L.
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Clark R.
dc.date.accessioned2009-09-01T04:16:48Z
dc.date.available2009-09-01T04:16:48Z
dc.date.issued1976-04
dc.description.abstractUpper lethal temperature tolerances of reef corals in Hawaii and at Enewetak, Marshall Islands, were determined in the field and under controlled laboratory conditions. Enewetak corals survived in situ temperatures of nearly 34° C, whereas 32° C was lethal to Hawaiian corals for similar short-term exposures. Laboratory determinations indicate that the upper thermal limits of Hawaiian corals are approximately 2° C less than congeners from the tropical Pacific. Differences in coral thermal tolerances correspond to differences in the ambient temperature patterns between geographic areas.
dc.identifier.citationColes SL, Jokiel PL, Lewis CR. 1976. Thermal tolerance in tropical versus subtropical Pacific reef corals. Pac Sci 30(2): 159-166.
dc.identifier.issn0030-8870
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/10775
dc.language.isoen-US
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawaii Press
dc.titleThermal Tolerance in Tropical Versus Subtropical Pacific Reef Corals
dc.typeArticle
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Pacific Science Volume 30, Number 2, 1976