Macroscopic Modelling of Environmental Influence on Growth and Form of Sponges and Corals Using the Accretive Growth Model
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(a) Volume rendered slice of the scleractinian coral Montastrea annularis. The slice is slightly rotated showing part of the surface and a length section through the colony. The position of the corallites is visible as dark colored pores at the surface, while the annual growth of the colony is visible as density bands in the section of the colony. (b) Longitudinal section through a branch of the sponge Haliclona oculata as seen through a stereomicroscope showing the skeleton architecture (all soft tissues have been removed). (c) Diagram of the accretive growth process showing the deposition of new layers of material on top of the previous one.
