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Old 11-05-2006, 07:52 PM   #21
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I found these two statements in article 4 to be pretty interesting

"The capture rate of the small polyped coral was 36 times greater than the large-polyped coral!"

"However, for the first time it was shown that feeding results in calcification rates 50-75% higher than in control corals (not fed). It was also found that feeding does not affect the light-enhancement process of photosynthesis on calcification. To make these results completely understandable, if corals can feed on zooplankton, they will calcify 50-75% faster irrespective of light levels provided."
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