Direct and diffuse light propagation through coral tissue

Daniel Wangpraseurt; Michael Kühl

doi:10.1117/12.2038339

26 February 2014 Direct and diffuse light propagation through coral tissue

Daniel Wangpraseurt, Michael Kühl

Proceedings Volume 8941, Optical Interactions with Tissue and Cells XXV; and Terahertz for Biomedical Applications; 894117 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2038339
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2014, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

This study describes the propagation of direct and diffuse light through coral tissue and how changes in the directional quality of light affect photosynthesis. Scalar irradiance microsensors were used in vivo to measure tissue light propagation of incident collimated and diffuse irradiance. O₂ microsensors were used to estimate changes in local O₂ evolution. The results show that the directional quality of incident irradiance affects both coral optics and photosynthesis. Collimated irradiance is enhanced at the coral surface while diffuse irradiance is enhanced at the coral skeleton. Coral O₂ evolution is enhanced under collimated compared to diffuse light. It is concluded that the directional quality of light is an important and hitherto ignored parameter in coral photosynthesis.

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Daniel Wangpraseurt and Michael Kühl "Direct and diffuse light propagation through coral tissue", Proc. SPIE 8941, Optical Interactions with Tissue and Cells XXV; and Terahertz for Biomedical Applications, 894117 (26 February 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2038339

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