Corals obtain energy in two ways: firstly, through photosynthesis by their symbiotic algae, and secondly by taking up small ...
When it comes to feeding, corals have a few tricks up their sleeve. Most of their nutrients come from microscopic algae living inside of them, but if those algae aren't creating enough sustenance, ...
1. Reef-building corals are mixotrophic organisms that can obtain nutrition from endosymbiotic microalgae (autotrophy) and particle capture (heterotrophy). Heterotrophic nutrition is highly beneficial ...
A new study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), and the University of New Mexico is revealing that more of corals’ ...
When it comes to feeding, corals have a few tricks up their sleeve. Most of their nutrients come from microscopic algae living inside of them, but if those algae aren't creating enough sustenance, ...
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