Reynaud, Stéphanie; Leclercq, Nicolas; Ferrier-Pagès, Christine; Romaine-Lioud, Samantha; Jaubert, Jean; Gattuso, Jean-Pierre (2003): Interacting effects of CO2 partial pressure and temperature on photosynthesis and calcification in a scleractinian coral, 2003 [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.779699, Supplement to: Reynaud, Stéphanie; Leclercq, Nicolas; Romaine-Lioud, Samantha; Ferrier-Pagès, Christine; Jaubert, Jean; Gattuso, Jean-Pierre (2003): Interacting effects of CO2 partial pressure and temperature on photosynthesis and calcification in a scleractinian coral. Global Change Biology, 9(11), 1660-1668, https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2486.2003.00678.x
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Abstract:
We show here that CO2 partial pressure (pCO2) and temperature significantly interact on coral physiology. The effects of increased pCO2 and temperature on photosynthesis, respiration and calcification rates were investigated in the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata. Cuttings were exposed to temperatures of 25°C or 28°C and to pCO2 values of ca. 460 or 760 muatm for 5 weeks. The contents of chlorophyll c2 and protein remained constant throughout the experiment, while the chlorophyll a content was significantly affected by temperature, and was higher under the 'high-temperature-high-pCO2' condition. The cell-specific density was higher at 'high pCO2' than at 'normal pCO2' (1.7 vs. 1.4). The net photosynthesis normalized per unit protein was affected by both temperature and pCO2, whereas respiration was not affected by the treatments. Calcification decreased by 50% when temperature and pCO2 were both elevated. Calcification under normal temperature did not change in response to an increased pCO2. This is not in agreement with numerous published papers that describe a negative relationship between marine calcification and CO2. The confounding effect of temperature has the potential to explain a large portion of the variability of the relationship between calcification and pCO2 reported in the literature, and warrants a re-evaluation of the projected decrease of marine calcification by the year 2100.
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Animalia; Benthic animals; Benthos; Biomass/Abundance/Elemental composition; Calcification/Dissolution; Cnidaria; Containers and aquaria (20-1000 L or < 1 m**2); Laboratory experiment; Laboratory strains; Not applicable; Primary production/Photosynthesis; Respiration; Single species; Stylophora pistillata; Temperature
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Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), grant/award no. 511106: European network of excellence for Ocean Ecosystems Analysis
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Date/Time Start: 1999-02-10T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1999-03-10T00:00:00
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
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- Reynaud, S; Leclercq, N; Romaine-Lioud, S et al. (2003): Seawater carbonate chemistry, photosynthesis, respiration and calcification during experiments with scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata, 2003. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.721888
- Reynaud, S; Leclercq, N; Romaine-Lioud, S et al. (2003): Seawater carbonate chemistry and calcification rate during experiments with coral Stylophora pistillata, 2003. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.779698