Vortical ciliary flows actively enhance mass transport in reef corals

Vortical ciliary flows actively enhance mass transport in reef corals

The exchange of nutrients and dissolved gasses between corals and their environment is a critical determinant of the growth of coral colonies and the productivity of coral reefs. To date, this exchange has been assumed to be limited by molecular diffusion through an unstirred boundary layer extendin...

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Main Authors: Shapiro, Orr H. (Contributor), Guasto, Jeffrey S. (Contributor), Kramarsky-Winter, Esti (Author), Vardi, Assaf (Author), Stocker, Roman (Contributor), Fernandez, Vicente Ignacio (Contributor), Garren, Melissa S. (Contributor), Debaillon-Vesque, Francois P. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), 2015-04-01T17:56:00Z.
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