The symbiosis between cnidarians (eg, corals or sea anemones) and intracellular
dinoflagellate algae of the genus Symbiodinium is of immense ecological importance. In …

The dual character of corals, that they are both auto‐and heterotrophs, was recognized early
in the twentieth Century. It is generally accepted that the symbiotic association between …

SYNOPSIS. Photosynthesis and calcification in zooxanthellate scleractinian corals and coral
reefs are reviewed at several scales: cellular (pathways and transport mechanisms of …

Coastal Ecosystem Processes, written by the renowned marine scientist Daniel Alongi,
describes how pelagic and benthic food webs, from beaches and tidal flats to the continental …

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 …

Reefs are an extraordinary natural phenomenon. Visible from outer space, coral reefs are
the largest biologically constructed features known; in close proximity their spectacular …

The mechanism of calcification and its relation to photosynthesis and respiration were
studied with Ca 2+, pH and O 2 microsensors using the scleractinian coral Galaxea …

The biosphere's great carbonate deposits, from caliche soils to deep-sea carbonate oozes,
precipitate largely as by-products of autotrophic nutrient acquisition physiologies. Protons …

Massive scleractinian corals secrete an aragonitic skeleton which incorporates a large array
of chemical tracers. Corals present several advantages for palaeoclimate research: they …

The first edition of this book, published by University Press of New England in 1986, sold
over 2500 copies, and was received as the best introductory overview of this broad field …