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UQ Research Proves Deep-Reef Coral Hates the Light, Prefers the Shade


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Source: Universit y of Queensland News

October 19, 2011

 

"Deep-reef coral grows more prosperously in very little sunlight researchers at The University of Queensland and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies have found.

 

The research team looked at coral populations from three habitats on coral reefs—the sheltered back reef (Back Reef), the wave-exposed top of the reef slope (Upper Slope) and the dimly lit deeps (Deep Slope).

 

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