High phosphate uptake requirements of the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata Claire Godinot, Renaud Grover, Denis Allemand, Christine Ferrier-Pagès The Journal of Experimental Biology 2011 214: 2749-2754; doi: 10.1242/jeb.054239 http://jeb.biologists.org/content/214/16/2749 Also poorly understood in the nutrient balance is phosphate’s role. This sheds light on why zero is not the goal. Addition of ammonium or nitrate (up to 6.0 μmol l–1) did not enhance saturated phosphate […]
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Ratio of Energy and Nutrient Fluxes Regulates Symbiosis between Zooxanthellae and Corals
Ratio of Energy and Nutrient Fluxes Regulates Symbiosis between Zooxanthellae and Corals Dubinsky Z, Jokiel PL. 1994. Ratio of energy and nutrient fluxes regulates symbiosis between zooxanthellae and corals. Pac Sci 48(3): 313-324. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/2241 Full article available. (See also: https://pacificscience.wordpress.com/open-access-v1-v54/pacific-science-48-1994/) [Summarizing] the main interactions and feedback mechanisms connecting light intensity, nutrient level, and feeding in […]
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This is my Project STAR spectrometer. It was very inexpensive. I use it for examining the color of different lights inside and outside. (Don’t look directly at the sun through this device – or anything else!) It works by taking in light via the small opening at the upper-right. The light bounces off the diffraction […]
