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Maintenance cost of photosynthesis sets key ecological constraints on zooxanthellate corals
Kelly Gómez-Campo, M. Isabel Martinez-Rugerio, Miguel Ángel Gómez-Reali…·Roberto Iglesias-Prieto
The paper quantifies the maintenance cost of photosynthesis in zooxanthellate corals and shows it limits depth distribution by increasing ATP demand and reducing energy available for the host.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.18.712438