Schuhmacher H, Plewka M
Lehrstuhl für Spezielle Zoologie, Ruhr-Universität, Postfach 10 21 48, D-4630, Bochum, Germany.
Oecologia. 1981 May;49(2):279-282. doi: 10.1007/BF00349201.
Comparative studies on the mechanical properties of calcium carbonate skeletons suggest that reefbuilders adopted contrasting strategies through the ages to cope with hydrodynamic forces. From the superior mechanical strength of the coralline sponge Ceratoporella nicholsoni it is concluded that its forebears, the stromatoporoids, built a very resistant framework in Paleozoic/Mesozoic reefs. Scleractinians and other modern reefbuilders, however, are comparatively fragile. They compensate breakage and wear by rapid growth due to zooxanthellae-enhanced calcification.
对碳酸钙骨骼力学性能的比较研究表明，在不同时期造礁生物采取了截然不同的策略来应对水动力。从珊瑚海绵尼氏角孔海绵的卓越机械强度可以推断，其祖先层孔虫类在古生代/中生代珊瑚礁中构建了非常坚固的框架。然而，石珊瑚和其他现代造礁生物相对脆弱。它们通过虫黄藻增强钙化作用带来的快速生长来补偿破损和磨损。
