it was found that expelled endosymbionts were largely unaffected in their photosynthesis and could be heated to 37ºC before showing temperature-induced potosynthetic impairment. Results suggest that the early events that trigger temperature-induced expulsion of endosymbionts involve a dysfunction in the interaction of the alga and the coral host tissue, and not a dysfunction in the endosymbionts per se;
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Stambler N., Dubinsky Z.; 2004; Stress Effects on Metabolism and Photosynthesis of Hermatypic Corals; in Rosenberg E., Loya Y. (eds); Coral Health and Disease; Springer Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg - FRG;

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