A5033498132- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Coastal and Marine Management
The Ohio State University
2022-2025
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
2020-2022
Abstract Coral resilience to heat stress is higher in corals that eat more zooplankton. In addition, coral feeding on zooplankton increases as concentrations increase. To leverage the advantage has resilience, we developed Underwater Zooplankton Enhancement Light Array (UZELA). UZELA a patented autonomous, submersible, and programmable underwater light deployable for 6 months single battery. With 1 h of operation per night, it locally concentrates naturally occurring zooplankton, providing...
Abstract Coral ecosystems support a diverse array of marine life and healthy ecological functioning, yet they are vulnerable to decreases in ocean pH caused by anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. In temperate rocky reefs the Mediterranean, corals Cladocora caespitosa Astroides calycularis live at sites with ambient seawater adjacent submarine volcanic CO 2 vent low where it is more energetically demanding grow. We collected from distinct (average T 8.05) lower 7.74–7.90) quantified their...
Abstract The iconic and threatened Caribbean coral, Acropora palmata , is an essential reef-ecosystem engineer. Understanding the processes underpinning this coral’s survival growth to restoring foundational species. Here, we compared replicate A. colonies transplanted along 350 km of Florida’s offshore coral reef determine holobiont and/or environmental variables that predict transplant success. We found a west-to-east gradient in physiology coupled with site-specific coral-associated...
The global increase in anthropogenic CO 2 is leading to ocean warming and acidification, which threatening corals. In Ischia, Italy, two species of Mediterranean scleractinian corals–the symbiotic Cladocora caespitosa the asymbiotic Astroides calycularis –were collected from ambient pH sites (average T = 8.05) adjacent vent 7.8) evaluate their response acidification. Coral colonies both were reared a laboratory setting for six months at present day (pH ~ 8.08) or low ~7.72). Previous work...
Abstract Coral reef fishes use a multitude of diverse feeding behaviours to increase their ability successfully capture wide range prey. Here, this study reports novel hunting behaviour in coral fish, the titan triggerfish, Balistoides viridescens , where an individual was seen partially beaching itself while attempting catch Red Sea ghost crab, Ocypode saratan . This is first report order Tetraodontiformes and represents astonishing capability species exploit food resources outside typical...