[Coral-List] measuring growth of branching corals

Derek Manzello dmanzello at rsmas.miami.edu
Tue Mar 6 14:35:28 EST 2007


John,

See Gene Shinn's method

REF

Shinn, E.A. 1966. Coral growth-rate, an environmental indicator. Journal
of Paleontology 40, 233-241.

Take care,
Derek



> I was wondering if there was a technique that could be used to get
> accurate
> growth estimates of branching corals that doesn’t involve removing
> branches.
> Ideally, I’d like to use photography in combination with something
> equivalent to tetracycline used in fishes, that would lay down a band in
> the
> skeleton that would be visible either to the naked eye or would fluoresce
> under UV, so that growth beyond this band can be measured without lopping
> off a branch. I am very new to this, so please forgive me if such
> techniques
> are widespread.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Yours,
>
> JOHN CLAYDON
>
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