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Department of Marine Biology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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• Research Article   
  Physiological Studies of Two Reef Building Corals Species Seriatopora hystrix and Lobophyllia corymbosa in the Red Sea
  Author(s): Yahya A. M. Floos* and Abdulmohsin A. Al-Sofyani
  
  Some aspects of the physiology of the corals Seriatopora hystrix and Lobophyllia corymbosa from the Red sea are described in this paper. The two species were selected on the basis of their different responses to seasonal changes. At the study site, the lowest mean of seawater temperature is 27.42°C and 27.17°C at 5 m and 10 m depths respectively during winter, while the maximum mean of seawater temperature was 32.67°C and 31.17°C in 5 m and 10 m depths respectively during summer. The mean density of the skeleton of both species was identical at 2.5 ± 0.16 (10) g.cm-3 and 2.75 ± 0.05 (10) g.cm-3 respectively. The mean surface area (cm2g-1 skeleton) was higher in L. corymbosa 4.73 ± 2.31 (10) cm2g-1 skeleton than S. hystrix 3.58 cm.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2572-3103.23.11.257

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