Advances in breeding and rearing marine ornamentals

I Olivotto, M Planas, N Simões, GJ Holt… - Journal of the World …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This work addresses the most relevant advances in the breeding and rearing of marine
ornamental species. The main breakthroughs in marine ornamental fish culture are …

Effects of tourism-derived sewage on coral reefs: Isotopic assessments identify effective bioindicators

L Lachs, NAM Johari, DQ Le, CDM Safuan… - Marine Pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Pulau Redang and Pulau Tioman have experienced huge tourism growth over the
last two decades, but minimal sewage treatment may threaten the resilience of their coral …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase by Cembranoid Diterpenes from Soft Coral Sinularia maxima: Enzyme Kinetics, Molecular Docking, and Molecular …

NV Phong, NP Thao, LB Vinh, BTT Luyen, CV Minh… - Marine Drugs, 2024 - mdpi.com
Soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) is essential for converting epoxy fatty acids, such as
epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), into their dihydroxy forms. EETs play a crucial role in …

The effect of different flow regimes on the growth and metabolic rates of the scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis

M Schutter, J Crocker, A Paijmans, M Janse, R Osinga… - Coral Reefs, 2010 - Springer
To study the effect of water flow on coral growth, four series of ten coral nubbins of Galaxea
fascicularis were exposed to four different flow regimes (0, 10, 20, and 25 cm s− 1 …

Studies with soft corals–recommendations on sample processing and normalization metrics

CA Pupier, VN Bednarz… - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Soft corals (Octocorallia) often constitute the second most abundant macrobenthic group on
many tropical and temperate reefs. However, the gelatinous and leather-like nature of their …

Light-Dependency of Growth and Secondary Metabolite Production in the Captive Zooxanthellate Soft Coral Sinularia flexibilis

MK Khalesi, HH Beeftink, RH Wijffels - Marine biotechnology, 2009 - Springer
The branching zooxanthellate soft coral Sinularia flexibillis releases antimicrobial and toxic
compounds with potential pharmaceutical importance. As photosynthesis by the symbiotic …

Environmental versus intrinsic determination of colony symmetry in the coral Pocillopora verrucosa

T Mass, A Genin - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2008 - int-res.com
The morphology of corals is strongly dependent on environmental conditions. Different
morphologies can be induced by flow and light due to their effects on respiration, production …

[PDF][PDF] The soft coral Sinularia flexibilis: potential for drug development

MK Khalesi, RH Beeftink, RH Wijffels - Advances in coral husbandry …, 2008 - academia.edu
Evidence available to date suggests that the soft coral Sinularia flexibilis (Anthozoa,
subclass Octocorallia, order Alcyonacea, family Alcyoniidae) offers a rich reserve of novel …

Variable growth across species and life stages in Caribbean reef octocorals

N Borgstein, DM Beltrán, C Prada - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Growth rates often measured as linear extension rates can serve as a proxy for organismal
performance across environments, yet few estimates of these growth rates exist, and fewer …

Culture systems influence the physiological performance of the soft coral Sarcophyton glaucum

TC Chang, AB Mayfield, TY Fan - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
There is an urgent need to develop means of ex situ biobanking and biopreserving corals
and other marine organisms whose habitats have been compromised by climate change …