Testing hypotheses on the calcification in scleractinian corals using a spatio-temporal model that shows a high degree of robustness

Autor: Helena F. Willard, Eva S. Deutekom, Denis Allemand, Sylvie Tambutté, Jaap A. Kaandorp
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of theoretical biology.
ISSN: 1095-8541
Popis: Calcification in photosynthetic scleractinian corals is a complicated process that involves many different biological, chemical, and physical sub-processes that happen within and around the coral tissue. Identifying and quantifying the role of separate processes in vivo or in vitro is difficult or not possible. A computational model can facilitate this research by simulating the sub-processes independently. This study presents a spatio-temporal model of the calcification physiology, which is based on processes that are considered essential for calcification: respiration, photosynthesis, Ca
Databáze: OpenAIRE