作者: W. K. Fitt , R. P. Dunne , S. W. Gibb , D. G. Cummings , I. Ambarsari
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摘要: Diurnal patterns of photoinhibition have been identified in seven species shallow water reef corals from the Andaman Sea, off west coast Thailand, using pulse amplitude fluorometry. Photochemical efficiency (Fv/Fm) and quantum yield (ΔF/Fm∑) symbiotic dinoflagellates within declined after dawn to reach a minimum between midday early afternoon, recovering former levels by evening. Parallel studies on xanthophylls diadinoxanthin (Dn) diatoxanthin (Dt), their inter-conversion, also revealed strong diurnal pattern as well inverse correlations xanthophyll ratio Dt/(Dn+Dt) Fv/Fm ΔF/Fm′. These findings suggest photoprotective function for these pigments.