Coral reefs are suffering unprecedented declines worldwide. Most studies focus on stressors such as rising temperatures, nutrient pollution, overfishing, and ocean acidification as …
" Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory is a formal theory for the uptake and use of substrates (food, nutrients and light) by organisms and their use for maintenance, growth …
The Dynamic Energy Budget theory unifies the commonalties between organisms, as prescribed by the implications of energetics, and links different levels of biological …
During experimental light-dark cycles, O9 in the tissue of the colonial scleractinian corals Favia sp. and Acropora sp reached> 250% of air saturation after a few minutes in light …
Coral reefs are increasingly affected by the consequences of global change such as increasing temperatures or pollution. Lately, microplastics (ie, fragments< 5 mm) have been …
OH Shapiro, VI Fernandez, M Garren… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
The exchange of nutrients and dissolved gasses between corals and their environment is a critical determinant of the growth of coral colonies and the productivity of coral reefs. To date …
Colonies of the reef coral Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus) taken from high and low flow habitats at the same depth and light regime show significant differences in colony …
Predicting when, where and with what magnitude climate change is likely to affect the fitness, abundance and distribution of organisms and the functioning of ecosystems has …
LA Dodds, JM Roberts, AC Taylor, F Marubini - Journal of Experimental …, 2007 - Elsevier
Lophelia pertusa is the world's most common and widespread framework-forming cold-water coral. It forms deep-water coral reefs and carbonate mounds supporting diverse animal …