Light absorption and utilization by colonies of the congeneric hermatypic corals Montastraea faveolata and Montastraea cavernosa

By Michael P. Lesser, C. Mazel, D. Phinney, C. Yentsch. 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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The importance of zooplankton to the daily metabolic carbon requirements of healthy and bleached corals at two depths (2008, background): “Although healthy corals acquire fixed carbon from both heterotrophic and autotrophic sources, it is generally accepted that the majority of the carbon utilized by healthy corals is fixed by photosynthetic zooxanthellae (Muscatine and Porter, 1977; Grottoli and Wellington, 1999; Lesser et al., 2000;”
Increasing the accuracy of surface area estimation using single wax dipping of coral fragments (2010, background): “…area is required for calculations of, for example: chlorophyll concentration, biomass, respiration rates and dinoflagellate density, thereby underpinning the physiological processes which occur within coral colonies (Helmuth et al. 1997; Hoegh-Guldberg and Williamson 1999; Lesser et al. 2000).”
On the functional significance of molecular variation in Symbiodinium, the symbiotic algae of Cnidaria: photosynthetic response to irradiance (2002, background): “…may be enhanced by a process roughly analogous to sunflecks penetrating a forest canopy: ripples on the surface water may concentrate light such that irradiance of up to 4000 µmol quanta m–2 s–1 are reached at points on the shallow reefs (IglesiasPrieto & Trench 1994, Lesser et al. 2000).”
Is photoinhibition of zooxanthellae photosynthesis the primary cause of thermal bleaching in corals? (2005, background): “…shown to be strongly depth dependent, with decreases in sPSII (Lesser & Gorbunov, 2001) and increases in the proportion of photosynthetic pigments associated with thermal dissipation of absorbed excitation energy (Shick et al., 1995; Lesser et al., 2000) occurring as the sea surface is approached.”
Heterotrophy in Tropical Scleractinian Corals (2009, background): “…from photosynthesis by the coral’s symbiotic algae must come from capture of zooplankton, particulate matter or dissolved compounds (Muscatine & Porter, 1977; Porter et al., 1984; Davies, 1991; Ferrier, 1991; Fabricius, Yahel & Genin, 1995; Grottoli & Wellington, 1999; Lesser et al., 2000).”
Effects of Upwelling, Depth, Morphology and Polyp Size on Feeding in Three Species of Panamanian Corals (2005, background): “…that photoautotrophic processes represent the primary source of fixed carbon for corals (Muscatine & Porter 1977, Davies 1991, Grottoli & Wellington 1999, Lesser et al. 2000, Holbrèque et al. 2003), the relative contribution of heterotrophy to the scleractinian diet remains poorly understood.”
Experimental biology of coral reef ecosystems (2004, background): “…factors such as solar irradiance, water flow, and calcium carbonate saturation state significantly influence the community structure, growth forms, and state of photoacclimatization over both small and large spatial scales (Falkowski et al., 1990; Done, 1995; Wilkinson, 1999; Lesser et al., 2000).”
Multiple scattering on coral skeletons enhances light absorption by symbiotic algae (2005, background): “…from six species of Caribbean corals (open inverted triangles) (Wyman et al. 1987), Montastraea cavernosa and Montastraea annularis (solid squares) (Lesser et al. 2000), S. pistillata (open squares and open circles) (Dubinsky et al. 1984, 1990) and P. branneri (open squares with an inner cross).”
Corals as light collectors: an integrating sphere approach (2005, background): “Our findings are in agreement with those found in a previous study using the filter method on corals (Wyman et al. 1987; Lesser et al. 2000), and free phytoplankton (Kiefer et al. 1979; Dubinsky et al. 1986).”
Pelagic conditions affect larval behavior, survival, and settlement patterns in the Caribbean coral Montastraea faveolata (2006, background): “…& Solander, 1786) is a dominant reef-building coral throughout the tropical West Atlantic and one of the best-studied corals in the region (e.g. Barnes 1973, Dustan 1975, Knowlton et al. 1992, Lopez et al. 1999, Medina et al. 1999, Sanchez et al. 1999, Lesser et al. 2000, Levitan et al. 2004).”