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Mixotrophy in soft corals of the Great Barrier Reef

Name: Mixotrophy in soft corals of the Great Barrier Reef
Published: 2025

Australian Institute of Marine Science

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Primary production, respiration and bathymetric distribution were investigated in the 10 most common zooxanthellate soft corals on mid-shelf reefs of the Great Barrier Reef (Davies and nearby reefs). Oxygen flux of corals collected from 5-20 m was measured at 6m depth over 24 hours using data-logger respirometers.The photosynthetic and respiratory rates of 10 zooxanthellate and 2 azooxanthellate soft coral genera were determined. Colonies were collected from depths of 5, 10 and 20 m and measured at 6 m depth - only colonies which appeared to have recovered from handling were used in respirometric measurements.Irradiance and oxygen flux rates of the 10 zooxanthellate taxa were measured. The degree of contraction or expansion of each soft coral was recorded every 3 hours during the day and once or twice at night for every 24 h respirometry run.Transects (25 m x 0.5m, perpendicular to the slope) were surveyed at 5 m depth intervals from 5-30 m on windward, leeward, northern and southern flanks (note not all went to 30 m deep); mean density of all common soft coral taxa were recorded, and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) was measured.
To assess the contribution of phototrophy to the carbon requirements of the most common taxa inhabiting the upper 20 m on the central Great Barrier Reef.To examine the effect of depth and degree of colony contraction on rates of phototrophy.
Samples of specimens were collected for taxonomic identification: these are kept in the Northern Territory Museum, Darwin.Soft corals: Family Alcyoniidae (Lobophytum spp., Sarcophyton spp., Sinularia 7 spp.); Family Asterospiculariidae (Asterospicularia sp.); Family Briareidae (Briareum stechii); Family Nephtheidae (Capnella lacertiliensis, Dedronephthya 2 spp., Nephthya sp., Paralemnalia clavata, Paralemnalia digitiformis, Scleronephthya sp.); Family Xeniidae (Efflatounaria sp., Xenia spp.).Reefs:

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Fabricius, Katharina E, Dr (Principal Investigator)

Modified: 19 09 2025

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Widespread mixotrophy in reef-inhabiting soft corals: the influence of depth, and colony expansion and contraction on photosynthesis: Fabricius KE and Klumpp DW (1995) Widespread mixotrophy in reef-inhabiting soft corals: the influence of depth, and colony expansion and contraction on photosynthesis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 125: 195-204.

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