So Many Thanks!

Apr 15, 2018

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So Many Thanks!We did it! Thank you so much to my friends, family and the support of CAA. Through your generosity, I am ready to fill research tanks, monitor water chemistries and acclimate coral fragments in preparation for arrival of the spectrometer! My undergraduate researchers are absolutely amazing and willing to spend the hours with me running reagent tests on our HACH water quality colorimeter. This is where it gets hard but so much fun! I will post pictures when the fragments are in the tanks!

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About This Project

Bio-Fluorescence on Coral Reefs as a Measure of Reef Health

Oklahoma Aquarium/Oklahoma State University

Fluoroproteins are responsible for bio-fluorescence in nature and are commonly found in coral reefs. Coral reefs with more bio-fluorescence have demonstrated a slower rate of mass coral bleaching. This research will explore the response of corals to common stressors found both in a natural setting and in aquaria by measure of fluorescence emission. The goal is to identify hardier corals to grow in aquaria and seed on wild reef systems as a means of reef restoration.