Effective Techniques for the Feeding and Ex Situ Culture of a Brooding Scleractinian Coral, Pocillopora acutaKwok-Wai Lam 1, Crystal J. McRae 1, Zhao-Ting Liu 2, Xuan-Ci Zhang 1, Tung-Yung Fan 1,2
1Department of Planning and Research, National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, 2Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University
Climate change is impacting coral reef ecosystems globally. Corals sourced from ex situ aquaculture systems can help support restoration and research efforts. Herein, feeding and coral culture techniques that can be used to promote the long-term maintenance of brooding scleractinian corals ex situ are outlined.
