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Tracy Ainsworth and Barbara Brown introduce the causes and consequences of coral bleaching.
Tracy D, Ainsworth, Barbara E, Brown
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Coral reefs are the most diverse of marine ecosystems, with hundreds of thousands if not millions of species associated with reefs. For this reason they are often called the rain forests of the sea, and as such they have been of interest not only to marine scientists but also to ecologists and evolutionary biologists broadly.
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Reef-building corals, recognized as cornerstone species in marine ecosystems, captivate with their unique duality as both symbiotic partners and autotrophic entities. Beyond their ecological prominence, these corals produce a diverse array of secondary metabolites, many of which are poised to revolutionize the domains of pharmacology and medicine. This
Andrey B. Imbs, Valery M. Dembitsky
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This Infographic is a product of BDMY (https://www.bdmy.org.mx) project, that was produced with funds of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, and CONABIO (Mexico). The information in the infographic was reviewed and validated by a group of specialists in the taxon.
Tello-Musi, José Luis +3 more
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Brazilian Corals and Coral Reefs [PDF]
Amer. Naturalist. XIII. 539-551. 1879. ; Mode of access: Internet.
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XXVIII. Corals and Coral Reefs [PDF]
T he lecturer began by pointing out that the carbonate of lime, of which the hard parts of most corals consist, has been derived in the first instance from the decomposition of such eruptive rocks as basalt and dolerite.
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The specimens of Corals procured at Rodriguez amount to 102 and belong to 49 species. They were taken by Messrs. Slater and Gulliver evidently at moderate depths ; at least no deep-sea forms, especially no Turbinolüdœ or Oculinidœ are represented amongst them.
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