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3 The Use of Scleractinian Corals for Heavy Metal Studies
Reichelt-Brushett, AJ, McOrist G (2003) Trace metals in the living and nonliving components of
scleractinian corals. Mar Pollut Bull 46:1573–1582
Reichelt-Brushett AJ, Harrison PL (2004) Development of a sublethal test to determine the effects
of copper and lead on scleractinian coral larvae. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 47:40–55. https://
doi.org/10.1007/s00244-004-3080-7
Reichelt-Brushett AJ, Harrison PL (2005) The effect of selected trace metals on the fertilisation
success of several scleractinian coral species. Coral Reefs 24:524–534. https://doi.org/10.1007/
s00338-005-0013-5
Reichelt-Brushett AJ, Michalek-Wagner K (2005) Effects of copper on the fertilisation success of
the soft coral Lobophytum compactum. Aquat Toxicol 74:280–284
Reichelt-Brushett AJ, Hudspith M (2016) The effects of metals of emerging concern on the fertilization success of gametes of the tropical scleractinian coral Platygyra daedalea. Chemosphere
150:398–406
Richmond RH (1997) Reproduction and recruitment in corals: critical links in the persistence of
reefs. In: Birkeland C (ed) Life and death of coral reefs. Chapman & Hall, New York, pp 175–197
Rotchell JM, Ostrander GK (2011) Molecular toxicology of corals: a review. J Toxicol Environ
Health Part B 14:571–592
Runnalls LA, Coleman ML (2003) Record of natural and anthropogenic changes in reef environments (Barbados West Indies) using laser ablation ICP-MS and sclerochronology on coral cores.
Coral Reefs 22:416–426
Schyff V, Yive NSCK, Bouwman H (2020) Metal concentrations in corals from South Africa and
the Mascarene Basin: a first assessment for the Western Indian Ocean. Chemosphere 239:124784.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124784
Scott PJB (1990) Chronic pollution in coral skeletons in Hong Kong. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 139:51–64
Shah S (2008) Study of heavy metal accumulation in scleractinian corals of Viti Levu, Fiji Islands,
unpublished MSc thesis. Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment, The University of the
South Pacific, Fiji.
Shen GT, Boyle EA (1988) Determination of lead, cadmium and other trace metals in annuallybanded corals. Chem Geol 67:47–62
Shen GT, Sanford CL (1990) Trace element indicators of climate variability in reef building corals.
In: Glynn (PW) Global ecological consequences of the 1982–83 El Nino Southern Oscillation.
Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 255–283. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0422-9894()8)70038-2.
Smith LD, Negri AP, Philipp E, Webster NS, Heyward AJ (2003) The effects of antifoulant-paintcontaminated sediments on coral recruits and branchlets. Mar Biol 143:651–657
St John BE (1974) Heavy metals in the skeletal carbonate of scleractinian corals. In: Proceedings
of the second international coral reef symposium, Brisbane, pp 461–469.
Summer K, Reichelt-Brushett A, Howe P (2019) Toxicity of manganese to various lfe stages of
selected marine cnidarian species. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 167:83–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
ecoenv.2018.09.116
Thompson JH, Shinn EA, Bright TJ (1980) Chapter16: Effects of drilling muds on seven species
of reef-building corals as measured in the field and laboratory. Oceanography Series 27 (Part
A):433–453
Thongra-ar W (1997) Toxicity of cadmium, zinc and copper on sperm cell fertilization of sea urchin,
Diadema setosum. J Sci Soc Thail 23:297–306
van Dam RA, Harford AJ, Houstan MA, Hogan AC, Negri AP (2008) Tropical marine toxicity
testing in Australia: a review and recommendations. Australas J Ecotoxicol 14:55–88
van Dam JW, Negri AP, Uthicke S, Mueller JF (2011) Chemical pollution on coral reefs: exposure
and ecological effects. In: Sández-Bayo F, van den Brink PJ, Mann RM (eds) Ecological impacts
of toxic chemicals. Francisco Sanchez-Bayo, Sydney, pp 187–211
Vaschenko MA, Zhanga ZP, Lama PKS, Wua RSS(1999) Toxic effects of cadmium on fertilizing
capability of spermatozoa, dynamics of the first cleavage and pluteus formation in the sea urchin
Anthocidaris crassispina (Agassiz). Mar Pollut Bull 38(12):1097–1104
3 The Use of Scleractinian Corals for Heavy Metal Studies
Reichelt-Brushett, AJ, McOrist G (2003) Trace metals in the living and nonliving components of
scleractinian corals. Mar Pollut Bull 46:1573–1582
Reichelt-Brushett AJ, Harrison PL (2004) Development of a sublethal test to determine the effects
of copper and lead on scleractinian coral larvae. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 47:40–55. https://
doi.org/10.1007/s00244-004-3080-7
Reichelt-Brushett AJ, Harrison PL (2005) The effect of selected trace metals on the fertilisation
success of several scleractinian coral species. Coral Reefs 24:524–534. https://doi.org/10.1007/
s00338-005-0013-5
Reichelt-Brushett AJ, Michalek-Wagner K (2005) Effects of copper on the fertilisation success of
the soft coral Lobophytum compactum. Aquat Toxicol 74:280–284
Reichelt-Brushett AJ, Hudspith M (2016) The effects of metals of emerging concern on the fertilization success of gametes of the tropical scleractinian coral Platygyra daedalea. Chemosphere
150:398–406
Richmond RH (1997) Reproduction and recruitment in corals: critical links in the persistence of
reefs. In: Birkeland C (ed) Life and death of coral reefs. Chapman & Hall, New York, pp 175–197
Rotchell JM, Ostrander GK (2011) Molecular toxicology of corals: a review. J Toxicol Environ
Health Part B 14:571–592
Runnalls LA, Coleman ML (2003) Record of natural and anthropogenic changes in reef environments (Barbados West Indies) using laser ablation ICP-MS and sclerochronology on coral cores.
Coral Reefs 22:416–426
Schyff V, Yive NSCK, Bouwman H (2020) Metal concentrations in corals from South Africa and
the Mascarene Basin: a first assessment for the Western Indian Ocean. Chemosphere 239:124784.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124784
Scott PJB (1990) Chronic pollution in coral skeletons in Hong Kong. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 139:51–64
Shah S (2008) Study of heavy metal accumulation in scleractinian corals of Viti Levu, Fiji Islands,
unpublished MSc thesis. Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment, The University of the
South Pacific, Fiji.
Shen GT, Boyle EA (1988) Determination of lead, cadmium and other trace metals in annuallybanded corals. Chem Geol 67:47–62
Shen GT, Sanford CL (1990) Trace element indicators of climate variability in reef building corals.
In: Glynn (PW) Global ecological consequences of the 1982–83 El Nino Southern Oscillation.
Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 255–283. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0422-9894()8)70038-2.
Smith LD, Negri AP, Philipp E, Webster NS, Heyward AJ (2003) The effects of antifoulant-paintcontaminated sediments on coral recruits and branchlets. Mar Biol 143:651–657
St John BE (1974) Heavy metals in the skeletal carbonate of scleractinian corals. In: Proceedings
of the second international coral reef symposium, Brisbane, pp 461–469.
Summer K, Reichelt-Brushett A, Howe P (2019) Toxicity of manganese to various lfe stages of
selected marine cnidarian species. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 167:83–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
ecoenv.2018.09.116
Thompson JH, Shinn EA, Bright TJ (1980) Chapter16: Effects of drilling muds on seven species
of reef-building corals as measured in the field and laboratory. Oceanography Series 27 (Part
A):433–453
Thongra-ar W (1997) Toxicity of cadmium, zinc and copper on sperm cell fertilization of sea urchin,
Diadema setosum. J Sci Soc Thail 23:297–306
van Dam RA, Harford AJ, Houstan MA, Hogan AC, Negri AP (2008) Tropical marine toxicity
testing in Australia: a review and recommendations. Australas J Ecotoxicol 14:55–88
van Dam JW, Negri AP, Uthicke S, Mueller JF (2011) Chemical pollution on coral reefs: exposure
and ecological effects. In: Sández-Bayo F, van den Brink PJ, Mann RM (eds) Ecological impacts
of toxic chemicals. Francisco Sanchez-Bayo, Sydney, pp 187–211
Vaschenko MA, Zhanga ZP, Lama PKS, Wua RSS(1999) Toxic effects of cadmium on fertilizing
capability of spermatozoa, dynamics of the first cleavage and pluteus formation in the sea urchin
Anthocidaris crassispina (Agassiz). Mar Pollut Bull 38(12):1097–1104
