Effect of nutrient diffusion and flow on coral morphology.
Author
Kaandorp, Jaap A.
Lowe, Christopher P.
Frenkel, Daan.
Sloot, Peter M. A.
Date of Issue
1996School
School of Computer Engineering
Version
Published version
Abstract
We describe a method for modeling aggregation in a flowing fluid. In the model, aggregation proceeds by the accumulation of a “nutrient.” The nutrient is modeled using a lattice Boltzmann model of transport. The aggregate absorbs the nutrient, and the amount absorbed determines the local growth probability. This model contains some of the essential features of growth of stony corals. We find that the morphology of the aggregates changes drastically as we increase the Péclet number from a regime where nutrient transport is diffusion controlled to a regime where hydrodynamic transport dominates. This is in qualitative agreement with the morphogenesis of stony corals.
Subject
DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering
Type
Journal Article
Series/Journal Title
Physical review letters
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© 1996 The American Physical Society. This paper was published in Physical Review Letters and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of The American Physical Society. The paper can be found at the following official DOI: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.2328]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
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