How do corals feed? The energy suply from ingested food has been underestimated. Corals gain energy through photosynthesis and plankton. A study by Connor Love & #ZMT highlights this for reef resilience under climate change. © Marleen Stuhr & ZMT
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Corals don’t just live off sunlight 🌞, they also feed on tiny plankton 🦐 We show that corals 🪸selectively incorporate nitrogen and fatty acids from feeding, while carbon tracers often miss this input - meaning heterotrophy and its functional role may be underestimated. @leibniz-zmt.de #CoralResearch
Communications Biology@commsbio.nature.com · 11mo ago🪸Fatty acid profiling & stable isotope analysis reveal selective nutrient incorporation in a mixotrophic #coral (S. pistillata), suggesting conventional methods may underestimate heterotrophy. @urigso.bsky.social, @eco-oce-lab.bsky.social @marleen-stuhr.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42...
🌟 Serendipity led to this exciting study from a cruise to the northern #RedSea 🌊 on board the RV #Meteor 🚢 , based on incidental discoveries. We solved the riddle by finding the missing pieces 🧩 in a deep-sea #brinepool 🍃 #Foraminifera #Research #Science #Expedition #Sedimentology #KAUST #ZMT
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Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)@leibniz-zmt.de · last yr.Taking the Seagrass Taxi: Foraminifera Hitch a Ride into the Deep – Scientists, including Marleen Stuhr, found foraminifera at 600 m depth in the Red Sea – far beyond their usual range. How? Rafting on seagrass! Link: doi.org/10.1038/s415... #MarineScience #Rafting #RedSea #ZMT
