Calcification in bleached and unbleached Montastraea faveolata: evaluating the role of oxygen and glycerol

• Published in: Coral reefs Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 899 - 907
• Main Authors: Colombo-Pallotta, M. F., Rodríguez-Román, A., Iglesias-Prieto, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.12.2010; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Calcium; Chemical analysis; Cnidaria. Ctenaria; Coral bleaching; Coral reefs; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; glycerol; Invertebrates; Life Sciences; Montastraea faveolata; Oceanography; Oxygen; Photosynthesis; Physiology; Sea water ecosystems; Seawater; Symbiodinium; Symbiosis; Synecology; Water analysis; ASW, Caribbean Sea; Symbiosis; Glycerol; Oxygen; Coral calcification; Coelenterata; Coral; Cnidaria; Calcification; Coral reef; Invertebrata; Scleractinia; Montastraea faveolata

All reef-building corals are symbiotic with dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium , which influences many aspects of the host’s physiology including calcification. Coral calcification is a biologically controlled process performed by the host that takes place several membranes away from the site...