Nutritional and microbial responses of Pocillopora verrucosa to co-culture with Chromis viridis

This study examined the underlying nutritional and microbial responses of Pocillopora verrucosa to both co-culture with juvenile Chormis viridis damselfish and supply of live feeds (Artermia, rotifers and mixed microalgae). It also compared the status of the captive corals in the fish/live feeds treatments with status of the same colonies in the field, and after fragmentatation and an acclimation period to the captive environment. This study was undertaken as part of Rachel Neil's PhD thesis; the related manuscript has not yet been published, but the relevent link will be added here when it is.

本研究探讨了疣状杯形珊瑚（Pocillopora verrucosa）在与青雀鲷（Chormis viridis）幼鱼共培养及接受活饲料（卤虫（Artermia）、轮虫（rotifers）和混合微藻（mixed microalgae））供给时的潜在营养与微生物响应机制。同时，本研究对比了鱼类/活饲料处理组中圈养珊瑚的状态、野外同种珊瑚群体的状态，以及珊瑚断枝经驯化适应圈养环境后的状态。本研究为Rachel Neil博士学位论文的一部分；相关手稿尚未发表，待发表后将在此处补充相关链接。