Coral calcification, cells to reefs

D Allemand, É Tambutté, D Zoccola… - Coral reefs: an ecosystem …, 2011 - Springer
In spite of more than one century and half of studies, mechanisms of coral biomineralization,
leading to coral growth and reef formation, still remain poorly known, although major global …

The biology and evolution of calcite and aragonite mineralization in Octocorallia

N Conci, S Vargas, G Wörheide - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Octocorallia (class Anthozoa, phylum Cnidaria) is a group of calcifying corals displaying a
wide diversity of mineral skeletons. This includes skeletal structures composed of different …

Calcification rate and the effect of temperature in a zooxanthellate and an azooxanthellate scleractinian reef coral

AT Marshall, P Clode - Coral reefs, 2004 - Springer
Calcification rates, normalized to skeletal mass, in the zooxanthellate Galaxea fascicularis
and the azooxanthellate Dendrophyllia sp. were similar over the whole temperature range of …

Probiotics mitigate thermal stress-and pathogen-driven impacts on coral skeleton

M Moradi, PR Magalhaes, RS Peixoto… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Threats leading to a reduction in coral populations are apparent worldwide. Several different
approaches have been tested to accelerate the adaptation of corals to a changing climate …

Three-dimensional micro-and nanostructural characteristics of the scleractinian coral skeleton: a biocalcification proxy

J Stolarski - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2003 - agro.icm.edu.pl
The contemporary “two− step model” of growth of the scleractinian skeleton is based mostly
on transversely sectioned samples. According to this model, many skeletal elements eg …

Response of the temperate coral Cladocora caespitosa to mid- and long-term exposure to pCO2 and temperature levels projected for the year 2100 AD

R Rodolfo-Metalpa, S Martin, C Ferrier-Pagès… - …, 2010 - bg.copernicus.org
Atmospheric CO 2 partial pressure (pCO 2) is expected to increase to 700 μatm or more by
the end of the present century. Anthropogenic CO 2 is absorbed by the oceans, leading to …

Warmer more acidic conditions cause decreased productivity and calcification in subtropical coral reef sediment‐dwelling calcifiers

S Sinutok, R Hill, MA Doblin, R Wuhrer… - Limnology and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of elevated CO2 and temperature on photosynthesis and calcification in the
calcifying algae Halimeda macroloba and Halimeda cylindracea and the symbiont‐bearing …

Species-specific physiological response by the cold-water corals Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata to variations within their natural temperature range

MS Naumann, C Orejas, C Ferrier-Pagès - Deep Sea Research Part II …, 2014 - Elsevier
The scleractinian cold-water corals (CWC) Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata
represent two major deep-sea reef-forming species that act as key ecosystem engineers …

Long-term growth rates of four Mediterranean cold-water coral species maintained in aquaria

C Orejas, C Ferrier-Pagès, S Reynaud, A Gori… - Marine Ecology …, 2011 - int-res.com
Growth rates of the cold-water corals (CWC) Madrepora oculata, Lophelia pertusa,
Desmophyllum dianthus and Dendrophyllia cornigera were measured over 8 mo under …

Effects of temperature, light and heterotrophy on the growth rate and budding of the temperate coral Cladocora caespitosa

R Rodolfo-Metalpa, A Peirano, F Houlbrèque… - Coral Reefs, 2008 - Springer
Recent investigations have shown the temperate scleractinian coral Cladocora caespitosa
to be a new potential climate archive for the Mediterranean Sea. Whilst earlier studies have …