Determination of clades of symbiotic algae of singapore’s corals and their role in determining thermal tolerance.

• Main Author: Lim, Twenly Duan Li.
• Other Authors: James Guest
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52698
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Coral bleaching is the loss of pigmentation contributed by the algal symbionts of the genus Symbiodinium present in corals. The degradation of corals through this phenomenon has an environmental and economic impact on the world. Studies have shown an increase in frequency of bleaching events with th...