Research dossiers
A closer look at coral research.
Explore what each study measured, how it was conducted and where its conclusions are limited. Search by species or topic.
Reading the evidence
These records describe traits and results under specific study conditions. They do not establish recommended aquarium settings.
7 dossiers
flowFlow: species-specific boundary layers under acidificationAcropora cytherea · Pocillopora verrucosa · Porites cylindricaLow-flow oxygen boundary layers thickened differently among three species. The acidification interaction in Acropora was not reproduced in the other species. These flume velocities are exposures, not pump settings for an aquarium.feedingStylophora: prey nitrogen under heat stressStylophora pistillata · Artemia salinaLower labeled-prey nitrogen assimilation during bleaching does not mean all dissolved nutrient uptake changed. This experiment does not compare retail feeds or establish feeding as a universal heat-stress rescue.nutrientsNutrients: species, absolute exposure and heat matterMontipora digitata · Xenia umbellataA nominal N:P ratio does not isolate a ratio effect from phosphate concentration. Increased symbiont density is not equivalent to improved host survival. There is no concurrent cool control through the warming phase.alkalinityAlkalinity: calcification is not the same as extension or safetyAcropora cervicornisCalcification increased, but the full-period extension result was not significant after the stated analyses. Actual enrichment differed from intended treatment. This is endpoint and time-window divergence, not an independent-study contradiction or a safe dosing range.temperaturePocillopora: parental heating did not establish offspring protectionPocillopora acutaLarval size, photochemical efficiency and survival are distinct endpoints. The May survival interaction must not be erased by broad discussion wording; this source population does not define an aquarium temperature target.feedingGoniopora feeding: a proprietary formulation and an endpoint discrepancyGoniopora columnaEndpoint polyp count is not net increase. Table 4 and the prose disagree about dispersion, and the formulation is undisclosed. These data cannot select a substitutable retail food or dose.lightGoniopora: light response is not a universal spectrum targetGoniopora columnaSpectrum and photon flux were not isolated. Short polyp-extension responses and eight-week growth are different endpoints; neither establishes a universal PAR or photoperiod target.