Ecological relevance of skeletal fatty acid concentration and composition in Mediterranean scleractinian corals.
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SUBMITTER: Samori C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5434035 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
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Ecological relevance of skeletal fatty acid concentration and composition in Mediterranean scleractinian corals.
Samorì Chiara C Caroselli Erik E Prada Fiorella F Reggi Michela M Fermani Simona S Dubinsky Zvy Z Goffredo Stefano S Falini Giuseppe G
Scientific reports 20170516 1
The intra-skeletal fatty acid concentration and composition of four Mediterranean coral species, namely Cladocora caespitosa, Balanophyllia europaea, Astroides calycularis and Leptopsammia pruvoti, were examined in young and old individuals living in three different locations of the Mediterranean Sea. These species are characterized by diverse levels of organization (solitary or colonial) and trophic strategies (symbiotic or non-symbiotic). Fatty acids have manifold fundamental roles comprehensi ...[more]
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