SeaSim experiment to find out how reef organisms respond to different light conditions

© courtesy AIMS, Sam Noonan (AIMS)
Photographers: Sam Noonan (AIMS)
Description
The effects of low, medium, high and variable light on two species of coral in their adult and juvenile phase were investigated in a SeaSim experiment, in order to quantify their light thresholds, and to validate the Muir et al (2016) field observation on light thresholds for Acropora.