Representative photographs showing the differences in growth of the hydrozoan Millepora tenera on the Mineral Accretion Technique (MAT) and Control tables.
posted on 2024-12-30, 18:29authored byEwout Geerten Knoester, Richard Sanders, Daisy Durden, Bulisa O. Masiga, Albertinka J. Murk, Ronald Osinga
These pictures show growth in the month (June–July 2020) directly following a heatwave, when differences between MAT and Control were largest. Note the quick growth and encrusting of the coral on the Control table. Also note that the iron wire to attach the coral is overgrown on the Control table, but tissue around this wire died on MAT.