Coral WarsCoral WarsCompetitive Interactions Among CoralsCompetitive Interactions Among Corals
Competing CoralsCompeting Corals
dead zonedead zone
Mechanisms of Competitive Interactions
Mechanisms of Competitive Interactions
• direct tentacular competition• mesenterial filament extrusion• sweeper tentacles and polyps• mucus secretions• overgrowth (“bulldozing”)• overshading
• direct tentacular competition• mesenterial filament extrusion• sweeper tentacles and polyps• mucus secretions• overgrowth (“bulldozing”)• overshading
direct tentacular killingdirect tentacular killing
direct tentacular killingdirect tentacular killing
nematocystnematocyst
mesenterial
filament extrusion
mesenterial
filament extrusion
mesenterial filament from Fungia scutaria
mesenterial filament from Fungia scutaria
noxious mucus secretionsnoxious mucus secretions
overgrowth(“bulldozing”
)
overgrowth(“bulldozing”
)
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