By Steve Frick They’re not as different as you might think! Reef aquarium caretakers tend to obsess over flow. We use pumps to pull water through our sumps. We put in powerheads and wavemakers all in an effort to push water around. We use pumps with aerators to run skimmers. Even though we have many […]
Month: October 2016
The response of the scleractinian coral Turbinaria reniformis to thermal stress depends on the nitrogen status of the coral holobiont
The response of the scleractinian coral Turbinaria reniformis to thermal stress depends on the nitrogen status of the coral holobiont Eric Béraud, François Gevaert, Cécile Rottier, Christine Ferrier-Pagès Journal of Experimental Biology 2013 216: 2665-2674; doi: 10.1242/jeb.085183 (Bolding is mine, for emphasis.) In non-stressed healthy corals, it has been shown that nutrient addition (nitrogen alone or in combination with phosphorus) may negatively impact […]
Extracoelenteric zooplankton feeding is a key mechanism of nutrient acquisition for the scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis
Extracoelenteric zooplankton feeding is a key mechanism of nutrient acquisition for the scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis Tim Wijgerde, Rara Diantari, Muhammad Wahyudin Lewaru, Johan A. J. Verreth, Ronald Osinga The Journal of Experimental Biology 2011 214: 3351-3357; doi: 10.1242/jeb.058354
Is the coral-algae symbiosis really ‘mutually beneficial’ for the partners?
Is the coral-algae symbiosis really ‘mutually beneficial’ for the partners? Scott Wooldridge DOI: 10.1002/bies.200900182 · Source: PubMed In terms of the demand for CO2(aq), an enlarged endosymbiont population increases the likelihood of CO2(aq) becoming a limiting internal substrate during periods of peak photosynthesis [18, 19]. Several environmental factors favour increased zooxanthellae densities (particularly on a per host […]
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