An experimental mesocosm for long-term studies of reef corals
An experimental mesocosm for long-term studies of reef corals
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DOI：
10.1017/s0025315411001883
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发表时间：
2012-06-01
影响因子：
1.2
通讯作者：
Wiedenmann, Joerg
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作者：
D'angelo, Cecilia;Wiedenmann, Joerg
包括基因组学和蛋白质组学方法在内的分子生物学方法有望为珊瑚的应激生理学提供新的见解。然而，为了充分利用这些技术的力量，需要在严格控制的实验室条件下进行生物分析的水族馆设置。在这里，详细介绍了在南安普敦国家海洋学中心成功开发封闭珊瑚生态系统的情况。该系统可以在没有天然海水的情况下运行，并允许对珊瑚礁进行长期观察和实验研究。例如，单独的实验水箱可以让珊瑚暴露在不同的光线和/或温度条件下，而无需将它们与系统断开连接。
Molecular biological methods including genomic and proteomic approaches hold a specific promise to provide new insights into the stress physiology of corals. However, to fully exploit the power of these techniques, aquarium setups are required that allow biological assays under tightly controlled laboratory conditions. Here, details are provided about the successful development of a closed coral mesocosm at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. The system can be operated without access to natural seawater and allows long-term observations and experimental studies of reef corals. The individual experimental tanks allow the corals to be exposed, for example, to different light and/or temperature conditions without the need to disconnect them from the system.