Patterns in fluorescence over a Caribbean reef slope: the coral genus Madracis

Title:

Patterns in fluorescence over a Caribbean reef slope: the coral genus Madracis

Creator:

Vermeij, M. J. A., Delvoye, L., Nieuwland, G., and Bak, R. P. M.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:9c888885-5ac9-4a8a-84e1-19926619f47f
uuid:9c888885-5ac9-4a8a-84e1-19926619f47f
issn:0300-3604
doi:10.1023/A:1022635327172

Subject:

Agaricia, chlorophyll, colourmorph, Montastraea, radiation wavelength, species differences, and taxonomy

Type:

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Description:

Patterns of fluorescence and colony tissue, colour were studied (field observations and epifluorescence microscopy) in six species of the coral genus Madracis over depth from 10 to 60 m at a reef slope in Curaçao. Two functions showed up: (1) Decrease in number of colourmorphs (n = 25) with depth suggests a photo-protective function where short wavelengths (e.g. UV) are transformed to long wavelengths, (2) Green fluorescence, observed in four species over their entire depth range, transforms radiation to wavelengths useful for photosynthesis. The observed patterns in fluorescence between species did not correspond to the current taxonomic classification. Our results do not support the usefulness of fluorescence as a taxonomic tool in corals. and M. J. A. Vermeij ... [et al.].

Language:

Multiple languages

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
policy:public

Coverage:

423-429

Source:

Photosynthetica | 2002 Volume:40 | Number:3

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