Hormone Injections Trigger Unexpected Effects in Coral

Hormone injections trigger unexpected effects in coral

Mediterranean red coral (Corallium rubrum). Credit: Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) Researchers have identified a potential new technique to help calcification in soft corals which involves injecting the coral with a human thyroid hormone. “We understand a lot about hormones in vertebrates, but much less about hormones in invertebrate animals such as corals,” says Clémence Forin, a PhD student at the Scientific Centre of Monaco. “We…

Coral calcification mechanisms across a natural environmental mosaic in Hawai’i - Ocean Acidification

Coral calcification is key to coral reef growth and function but may be compromised under increasing global and local stressors. Corals modify the carbonate chemistry of their calcifying fluid to facilitate calcification, but little is known about how these mechanisms vary across the substantial differences in reef seawater conditions that can occur over as little […] The post Coral calcification mechanisms across a natural environmental mosaic …