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Perspective.
Molecular ecology - 1 Mar 2007
van Oppen Madeleine J H
Abstract excerpt
Reef corals are especially sensitive to environmental change since their survival is dependent on a delicate balance between the coral host and its algal endosymbiont. Predicting the responses of reef ecosystems to global climate change requires a detailed understanding of the diversity of both partners in this symbiosis. The current perception of coral-inhabiting symbiont diversity at nuclear ribosomal DNA is...
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