From the microbial to the mechanical : environmental impacts on coral nitrogen cycling, microbial communities, and skeletal properties

• Main Author: Moynihan, Molly Anne
• Other Authors: Ali Gilles Tchenguise Miserez
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences::Molecular biology; Science::Biological sciences::Ecology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151395; https://doi.org/10.21979/N9/KEHV7D; https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/3PFS7; https://doi.org/10.21979/N9/VP6NEU; https://doi.org/10.21979/N9/JYGYE7; https://doi.org/10.21979/N9/E6FI0I
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Corals are architects of their own environment that build critical structure, recycle nutrients, host microorganisms, support biodiversity, and provide storm protection to coastal populations. However, despite the importance of corals' skeletal structure and their predicted vulnerability to fut...