University of Haifa – School of Marine Sciences – The Laboratory for Coral Biomineralization and Phisiology – Coral Facility

The Laboratory for Coral Biomineralization and Physiology studies the reaction of biomineral precipitation by corals. Their main interests is understanding how does the corals catalyze the precipitation of biomineral, where and when the biomineral formed, and what is the biophysical basis for the precipitation reaction. They also studies how calcifying marine organisms respond physiologically and morphologically to changes in their environment and to better understand the role of algal symbionts in coral calcification.

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