The Algorithmic Beauty of Seaweeds, Sponges and corals,
Jaap A. Kaandorp and Janet E. Kuebler
Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, New York, 2001

The Animations (see for a more elaborate description of the animations the corresponding sections and figures)

Section 2.1.1 Growing and flowing

Animation 1. Particle capturing by the stony coral Agaricia (flow tank experiment) (3520543 bytes, quick time movie)





Section 3.4 Three-dimensional morphological analysis of growth forms of Madracis mirabilis (preliminary results)

Animation 2A (small version). Surface rendered image of a CT scan of Madracis mirabilis (see Fig. 3.17a, 1808086 bytes, quick time movie)

Animation 2B (large version). Surface rendered image of a CT scan of Madracis mirabilis (see Fig. 3.17a, 7638486 bytes, quick time movie)

Animation 2C (small version). Surface rendered image of a CT scan of Madracis mirabilis (see Fig. 3.17b, 1925142 bytes, quick time movie)

Animation 2D (large version). Surface rendered image of a CT scan of Madracis mirabilis (see Fig. 3.17b, 7638486 bytes, quick time movie)





Section 4.5.4 Growth by aggregation in a bidirectional flow

Animation 3. Growth by aggregation in a bidirectional flow, diffusion dominates (see Fig. 4.30, 67048114 bytes, quick time movie)

Animation 4. Growth by aggregation in a bidirectional flow, flow dominates (see Fig. 4.31, 44292718 bytes, quick time movie)





Section 4.6.3 Accretive growth using an approximation of actual deposition velocities and the amount of contact with the environment

Animation 5. Accretive growth model (see Fig. 4.37c, 19222382 bytes, quick time movie)





Section 4.6.4 A model of accretive growth driven by the local amount of available nutrient and the influence of hydrodynamics

Animation 6. Accretive growth model, diffusion dominates (see Fig. 4.41a, 24635922 bytes, quick time movie)

Animation 7. Accretive growth model, flow dominates (see Fig. 4.41i, 66142766 bytes, quick time movie)





Section 4.6.5 A model of accretive growth driven by local light intensities

Animation 8. Accretive growth model (see Fig. 4.47, 49423310 bytes, quick time movie)





Section 4.6.6 A model of accretive growth driven by local nutrient availability and regulated by a growth-suppresing isomone

Animation 9. Accretive growth model (see Fig. 4.49b, 6771838 bytes, quick time movie)











Animations 1 by Brian Helmuth

Animations 2A - 2D by Mark Vermeij, Jaap Kaandorp, Rolf Bak, Leo Lampmann and Hans Ragas

Animations 3, 4, 6 and 7 by Jaap Kaandorp, Robert Belleman, Frank Lakeman, Peter Sloot

Animations 5, 8 and 9 by Jaap Kaandorp