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Alkaline phosphatase activity in symbiotic dinoflagellates (zooxanthellae) as a biological indicator of environmental phosphate exposure
| Title: | Alkaline phosphatase activity in symbiotic dinoflagellates (zooxanthellae) as a biological indicator of environmental phosphate exposure. |
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| Name(s): |
Annis, E. R., creator Cook, Clayton B., creator |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 2002 | |
| Publisher: | Inter-Research Science Center | |
| Extent: | 11 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3350894 (digitool), FADT3350894 (IID), fau:6486 (fedora), 10.3354/meps245011 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Alkaline phosphatase activity (APA) is an indicator of phosphorus status in marine plants. We examined APA in the symbiotic dinoflagellate Symbiodinium bermudense, which occurs with the sea anemone Aiptasia pallida. We have developed an assay for APA that serves as a biological indicator of inorganic phosphate (Pi) exposure in coral reef environments and phosphorus deficiency in zooxanthellae. Zooxanthellae maintained in culture responded to a lack of Pi with elevated levels of APA. Laboratory experiments with A. pallida demonstrated that this effect occurs in symbiosis, although at a longer timescale. This manuscript is available at http://www.int-res.com/ and may be cited as: Annis, E. R., & Cook, C. B. (2002). Alkaline phosphatase activity in symbiotic dinoflagellates (zooxanthellae) as a biological indicator of environmental phosphate exposure. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 245, 11-20. doi:10.3354/meps245011 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1481. |
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| Subject(s): |
Dinoflagellates Zooxanthella Symbiosis Alkaline phosphatase Acid phosphatase Montastraea |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3350894 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps245011 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©2002 Inter-Research Science Center | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
