Sexual recruitment of the corals Favia fragum and Agaricia humilis in a 30-m3 exhibit aquarium: species-specific limitations and implications on reproductive ecology
Abstract 10.1002/zoo.20120.abs We studied the recruitment of the Caribbean reef building corals Favia fragum (F. fragum) and Agaricia humilis(A. humilis) in captivity. Thirty colonies of each species collected in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, reproduced sexually during a temporary stay in a 30-m3 closed system from November 2001–January 2002. Twelve months later, the F1 generation of F. […]
An introduction to the biogeochemical cycling of calcium and substitutive strontium in living coral reef mesocosms
Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430120505.abs The coral reef mesocosms designed by the Smithsonian Institution’s Dr. Walter Adey, his Marine System Laboratory personnel, and staff members of the Pittsburgh Aqua-Zoo simulate most of the physical, chemical, and biological parameters found in natural Caribbean coral reefs. After developing the mesocosm in Pittsburgh, an evaluation and comparison between natural reef seawater […]