Investigations of the microscopic populations of reef-forming corals initially focussed on their “algal” partner and bacterial communities because of established experimental procedures, and it was hoped that elucidation of the mechanisms responsible for terminating...
Last time we explored the prokaryotic richness and diversity of hermatypic corals, which contextualised their role in homeostasis and the stability of the host-symbiont association, whereas herein we recapture our sense of wonder as we discover the microbial...
Holosystemics Part III: The Prokaryotes of the Coral Holobiont by Chris Aslett Cnidarian-nurturing wild ecosystems have declined 50 percent with further forecast where all classes of reef inhabitant have experienced 63 percent decimation (McCauley et al. 2022). This...
Part I explored the food webs within captive reefs with reference to their micro- and macro-biota, nutrients and their management, and explained how imbalances can expedite and underpin malfunction, which is the foundation upon which we now broaden, deepen and...
Additional content from Chris Aslett is available HERE. Mere survival in the nutrient-poor ecosystems peculiar to pristine wild reefs demands a profundity of nutrient recycling, yet these conditions support the greatest productivity and diversity. Our competence as...