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Wisshak, Max; Schönberg, Christine H L; Form, Armin; Freiwald, André (2012): Ocean acidification accelerates reef bioerosion [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.831694, Supplement to: Wisshak, M et al. (2012): Ocean acidification accelerates reef bioerosion. PLoS ONE, 7(9), e45124, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045124

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Abstract:
In the recent discussion how biotic systems may react to ocean acidification caused by the rapid rise in carbon dioxide partial pressure (pCO2) in the marine realm, substantial research is devoted to calcifiers such as stony corals. The antagonistic process-biologically induced carbonate dissolution via bioerosion- has largely been neglected. Unlike skeletal growth, we expect bioerosion by chemical means to be facilitated in a high-CO2 world. This study focuses on one of the most detrimental bioeroders, the sponge Cliona orientalis, which attacks and kills live corals on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Experimental exposure to lowered and elevated levels of pCO2 confirms a significant enforcement of the sponges' bioerosion capacity with increasing pCO2 under more acidic conditions. Considering the substantial contribution of sponges to carbonate bioerosion, this finding implies that tropical reef ecosystems are facing the combined effects of weakened coral calcification and accelerated bioerosion, resulting in critical pressure on the dynamic balance between biogenic carbonate build-up and degradation.
Keyword(s):
Animalia; Benthic animals; Benthos; Biomass/Abundance/Elemental composition; Calcification/Dissolution; Cliona orientalis; Coast and continental shelf; Containers and aquaria (20-1000 L or < 1 m**2); Laboratory experiment; Porifera; Single species; South Pacific; Tropical
Further details:
Gattuso, Jean-Pierre; Epitalon, Jean-Marie; Lavigne, Héloïse (2015): seacarb: seawater carbonate chemistry with R. R package version 3.0.6. https://cran.r-project.org/package=seacarb
Comment:
In order to allow full comparability with other ocean acidification data sets, the R package seacarb (Lavigne and Gattuso, 2011) was used to compute a complete and consistent set of carbonate system variables, as described by Nisumaa et al. (2010). In this dataset the original values were archived in addition with the recalculated parameters (see related PI). The date of carbonate chemistry calculation is 2014-04-04.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
SpeciesSpeciesWisshak, Max
FigureFigWisshak, Max
TableTabWisshak, Max
TreatmentTreatWisshak, Max
Bioerosion rateBioerosionkg/m2/aWisshak, Max
Temperature, waterTemp°CWisshak, Max
Temperature, water, standard deviationTemp std dev±Wisshak, Max
SalinitySalWisshak, Max
Salinity, standard deviationSal std dev±Wisshak, Max
10 pHpHWisshak, MaxPotentiometricNBS Scale
11 pH, standard deviationpH std dev±Wisshak, MaxPotentiometricNBS Scale
12 Carbon, inorganic, dissolvedDICµmol/kgWisshak, MaxCoulometric titration
13 Carbon, inorganic, dissolved, standard deviationDIC std dev±Wisshak, MaxCoulometric titration
14 Alkalinity, totalATµmol/kgWisshak, MaxPotentiometric titration
15 Alkalinity, total, standard deviationAT std dev±Wisshak, MaxPotentiometric titration
16 Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air)pCO2water_SST_wetµatmWisshak, MaxCalculated using CO2SYS
17 Partial pressure of carbon dioxide, respiration, standard deviationpCO2 resp std dev±Wisshak, MaxCalculated using CO2SYS
18 pHpHWisshak, MaxCalculatedtotal scale
19 pH, standard deviationpH std dev±Wisshak, MaxCalculatedtotal scale
20 Bicarbonate ion[HCO3]-µmol/kgWisshak, MaxCalculated using CO2SYS
21 Bicarbonate ion, standard deviation[HCO3]- std dev±Wisshak, MaxCalculated using CO2SYS
22 Carbonate ion[CO3]2-µmol/kgWisshak, MaxCalculated using CO2SYS
23 Carbonate ion, standard deviation[CO3]2- std dev±Wisshak, MaxCalculated using CO2SYS
24 Aragonite saturation stateOmega ArgWisshak, MaxCalculated using CO2SYS
25 Aragonite saturation state, standard deviationOmega Arg std dev±Wisshak, MaxCalculated using CO2SYS
26 Calcite saturation stateOmega CalWisshak, MaxCalculated using CO2SYS
27 Calcite saturation state, standard deviationOmega Cal std dev±Wisshak, MaxCalculated using CO2SYS
28 Nitrate[NO3]-µmol/lWisshak, MaxSpectrophotometric
29 Nitrate, standard deviationNO3 std dev±Wisshak, MaxSpectrophotometric
30 Nitrite[NO2]-µmol/lWisshak, MaxSpectrophotometric
31 Nitrite, standard deviation[NO2]- std dev±Wisshak, MaxSpectrophotometric
32 Ammonium[NH4]+µmol/lWisshak, MaxFluorometric
33 Ammonium, standard deviation[NH4]+ std dev±Wisshak, MaxFluorometric
34 Phosphate[PO4]3-µmol/lWisshak, MaxSpectrophotometric
35 Phosphate, standard deviation[PO4]3- std dev±Wisshak, MaxSpectrophotometric
36 SilicateSi(OH)4µmol/lWisshak, MaxSpectrophotometric
37 Silicate, standard deviationSi(OH)4 std dev±Wisshak, MaxSpectrophotometric
38 Luminous intensityI vcdWisshak, Max
39 Luminous intensity, standard deviationI v std dev±Wisshak, Max
40 Time point, descriptiveTime pointWisshak, Max
41 Maximum photochemical quantum yield of photosystem IIFv/FmWisshak, Max
42 Maximum photochemical quantum yield of photosystem II, standard deviationFv/Fm std dev±Wisshak, Max
43 Fluorescence, minimumFoWisshak, Max
44 Fluorescence, minimum, standard deviationFo std dev±Wisshak, Max
45 Penetration depthPenetr depthmWisshak, Max
46 Penetration depth, standard deviationPenetr depth std dev±Wisshak, Max
47 MassMassgWisshak, Maxsponge biomass
48 Mass, standard deviationMass std dev±Wisshak, Maxsponge biomass
49 Mass changeMass chngWisshak, Maxper replicate
50 Mass change, standard deviationMass chn std dev±Wisshak, Maxper replicate
51 Mass changeMass chngWisshak, Maxper control
52 Mass change, standard deviationMass chn std dev±Wisshak, Maxper control
53 Carbonate system computation flagCSC flagYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
54 pHpHYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)total scale
55 Carbon dioxideCO2µmol/kgYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
56 Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air)pCO2water_SST_wetµatmYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
57 Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air)fCO2water_SST_wetµatmYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
58 Bicarbonate ion[HCO3]-µmol/kgYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
59 Carbonate ion[CO3]2-µmol/kgYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
60 Aragonite saturation stateOmega ArgYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
61 Calcite saturation stateOmega CalYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
2160 data points

Data

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Species

Fig

Tab

Treat

Bioerosion [kg/m2/a]

Temp [°C]

Temp std dev [±]

Sal

Sal std dev [±]
10 
pH
(NBS Scale, Potentiometric)
11 
pH std dev [±]
(NBS Scale, Potentiometric)
12 
DIC [µmol/kg]
(Coulometric titration)
13 
DIC std dev [±]
(Coulometric titration)
14 
AT [µmol/kg]
(Potentiometric titration)
15 
AT std dev [±]
(Potentiometric titration)
16 
pCO2water_SST_wet [µatm]
(Calculated using CO2SYS)
17 
pCO2 resp std dev [±]
(Calculated using CO2SYS)
18 
pH
(total scale, Calculated)
19 
pH std dev [±]
(total scale, Calculated)
20 
[HCO3]- [µmol/kg]
(Calculated using CO2SYS)
21 
[HCO3]- std dev [±]
(Calculated using CO2SYS)
22 
[CO3]2- [µmol/kg]
(Calculated using CO2SYS)
23 
[CO3]2- std dev [±]
(Calculated using CO2SYS)
24 
Omega Arg
(Calculated using CO2SYS)
25 
Omega Arg std dev [±]
(Calculated using CO2SYS)
26 
Omega Cal
(Calculated using CO2SYS)
27 
Omega Cal std dev [±]
(Calculated using CO2SYS)
28 
[NO3]- [µmol/l]
(Spectrophotometric)
29 
NO3 std dev [±]
(Spectrophotometric)
30 
[NO2]- [µmol/l]
(Spectrophotometric)
31 
[NO2]- std dev [±]
(Spectrophotometric)
32 
[NH4]+ [µmol/l]
(Fluorometric)
33 
[NH4]+ std dev [±]
(Fluorometric)
34 
[PO4]3- [µmol/l]
(Spectrophotometric)
35 
[PO4]3- std dev [±]
(Spectrophotometric)
36 
Si(OH)4 [µmol/l]
(Spectrophotometric)
37 
Si(OH)4 std dev [±]
(Spectrophotometric)
38 
I v [cd]
39 
I v std dev [±]
40 
Time point
41 
Fv/Fm
42 
Fv/Fm std dev [±]
43 
Fo
44 
Fo std dev [±]
45 
Penetr depth [m]
46 
Penetr depth std dev [±]
47 
Mass [g]
(sponge biomass)
48 
Mass std dev [±]
(sponge biomass)
49 
Mass chn [g]
(per replicate)
50 
Mass chn std dev [±]
(per replicate)
51 
Mass chn [g]
(per control)
52 
Mass chn std dev [±]
(per control)
53 
CSC flag
(Calculated using seacarb afte...)
54 
pH
(total scale, Calculated using...)
55 
CO2 [µmol/kg]
(Calculated using seacarb afte...)
56 
pCO2water_SST_wet [µatm]
(Calculated using seacarb afte...)
57 
fCO2water_SST_wet [µatm]
(Calculated using seacarb afte...)
58 
[HCO3]- [µmol/kg]
(Calculated using seacarb afte...)
59 
[CO3]2- [µmol/kg]
(Calculated using seacarb afte...)
60 
Omega Arg
(Calculated using seacarb afte...)
61 
Omega Cal
(Calculated using seacarb afte...)
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1below present pCO21.9125.270.5133.150.238.240.021911.711.32226.116.6338.637.48.100.041679.626.3222.616.93.590.275.450.400.050.050.040.010.140.230.080.024.800.417359.4343.5158.10933333216802223.575.43
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1below present pCO21.6025.270.5133.150.238.240.021911.711.32226.116.6338.637.48.100.041679.626.3222.616.93.590.275.450.400.050.050.040.010.140.230.080.024.800.417359.4343.5158.10933333216802223.575.43
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1below present pCO22.4225.270.5133.150.238.240.021911.711.32226.116.6338.637.48.100.041679.626.3222.616.93.590.275.450.400.050.050.040.010.140.230.080.024.800.417359.4343.5158.10933333216802223.575.43
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1below present pCO22.6025.270.5133.150.238.240.021911.711.32226.116.6338.637.48.100.041679.626.3222.616.93.590.275.450.400.050.050.040.010.140.230.080.024.800.417359.4343.5158.10933333216802223.575.43
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1below present pCO21.8525.270.5133.150.238.240.021911.711.32226.116.6338.637.48.100.041679.626.3222.616.93.590.275.450.400.050.050.040.010.140.230.080.024.800.417359.4343.5158.10933333216802223.575.43
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1below present pCO22.4025.270.5133.150.238.240.021911.711.32226.116.6338.637.48.100.041679.626.3222.616.93.590.275.450.400.050.050.040.010.140.230.080.024.800.417359.4343.5158.10933333216802223.575.43
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1below present pCO22.0425.270.5133.150.238.240.021911.711.32226.116.6338.637.48.100.041679.626.3222.616.93.590.275.450.400.050.050.040.010.140.230.080.024.800.417359.4343.5158.10933333216802223.575.43
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1below present pCO22.9425.270.5133.150.238.240.021911.711.32226.116.6338.637.48.100.041679.626.3222.616.93.590.275.450.400.050.050.040.010.140.230.080.024.800.417359.4343.5158.10933333216802223.575.43
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1present day pCO22.4625.270.5133.140.248.170.031945.419.72231.013.8393.255.68.050.051730.235.7204.218.53.290.295.000.450.030.020.030.010.100.150.080.024.850.497078.0752.8158.051138538417312043.274.98
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1present day pCO22.4725.270.5133.140.248.170.031945.419.72231.013.8393.255.68.050.051730.235.7204.218.53.290.295.000.450.030.020.030.010.100.150.080.024.850.497078.0752.8158.051138538417312043.274.98
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1present day pCO22.1725.270.5133.140.248.170.031945.419.72231.013.8393.255.68.050.051730.235.7204.218.53.290.295.000.450.030.020.030.010.100.150.080.024.850.497078.0752.8158.051138538417312043.274.98
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1present day pCO22.1225.270.5133.140.248.170.031945.419.72231.013.8393.255.68.050.051730.235.7204.218.53.290.295.000.450.030.020.030.010.100.150.080.024.850.497078.0752.8158.051138538417312043.274.98
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1present day pCO22.1425.270.5133.140.248.170.031945.419.72231.013.8393.255.68.050.051730.235.7204.218.53.290.295.000.450.030.020.030.010.100.150.080.024.850.497078.0752.8158.051138538417312043.274.98
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1present day pCO22.0925.270.5133.140.248.170.031945.419.72231.013.8393.255.68.050.051730.235.7204.218.53.290.295.000.450.030.020.030.010.100.150.080.024.850.497078.0752.8158.051138538417312043.274.98
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1present day pCO22.2125.270.5133.140.248.170.031945.419.72231.013.8393.255.68.050.051730.235.7204.218.53.290.295.000.450.030.020.030.010.100.150.080.024.850.497078.0752.8158.051138538417312043.274.98
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1present day pCO22.1625.270.5133.140.248.170.031945.419.72231.013.8393.255.68.050.051730.235.7204.218.53.290.295.000.450.030.020.030.010.100.150.080.024.850.497078.0752.8158.051138538417312043.274.98
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1elevated pCO22.4925.270.5133.140.248.020.042011.627.72225.717.6570.982.47.910.051836.839.2158.716.12.560.263.890.400.020.010.040.020.040.040.070.034.690.606782.1415.7157.921655955718381582.543.87
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1elevated pCO22.4625.270.5133.140.248.020.042011.627.72225.717.6570.982.47.910.051836.839.2158.716.12.560.263.890.400.020.010.040.020.040.040.070.034.690.606782.1415.7157.921655955718381582.543.87
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1elevated pCO22.3725.270.5133.140.248.020.042011.627.72225.717.6570.982.47.910.051836.839.2158.716.12.560.263.890.400.020.010.040.020.040.040.070.034.690.606782.1415.7157.921655955718381582.543.87
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1elevated pCO22.4525.270.5133.140.248.020.042011.627.72225.717.6570.982.47.910.051836.839.2158.716.12.560.263.890.400.020.010.040.020.040.040.070.034.690.606782.1415.7157.921655955718381582.543.87
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1elevated pCO22.9225.270.5133.140.248.020.042011.627.72225.717.6570.982.47.910.051836.839.2158.716.12.560.263.890.400.020.010.040.020.040.040.070.034.690.606782.1415.7157.921655955718381582.543.87
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1elevated pCO23.0625.270.5133.140.248.020.042011.627.72225.717.6570.982.47.910.051836.839.2158.716.12.560.263.890.400.020.010.040.020.040.040.070.034.690.606782.1415.7157.921655955718381582.543.87
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1elevated pCO22.5325.270.5133.140.248.020.042011.627.72225.717.6570.982.47.910.051836.839.2158.716.12.560.263.890.400.020.010.040.020.040.040.070.034.690.606782.1415.7157.921655955718381582.543.87
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1elevated pCO22.5625.270.5133.140.248.020.042011.627.72225.717.6570.982.47.910.051836.839.2158.716.12.560.263.890.400.020.010.040.020.040.040.070.034.690.606782.1415.7157.921655955718381582.543.87
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1strongly elevated pCO23.0025.270.5133.150.237.630.082153.355.72232.314.51409.5369.67.570.122031.467.482.222.31.320.362.010.550.030.050.030.000.050.030.070.024.890.446898.5422.6157.5838134213382034811.301.97
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1strongly elevated pCO23.4025.270.5133.150.237.630.082153.355.72232.314.51409.5369.67.570.122031.467.482.222.31.320.362.010.550.030.050.030.000.050.030.070.024.890.446898.5422.6157.5838134213382034811.301.97
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1strongly elevated pCO24.0525.270.5133.150.237.630.082153.355.72232.314.51409.5369.67.570.122031.467.482.222.31.320.362.010.550.030.050.030.000.050.030.070.024.890.446898.5422.6157.5838134213382034811.301.97
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1strongly elevated pCO23.6025.270.5133.150.237.630.082153.355.72232.314.51409.5369.67.570.122031.467.482.222.31.320.362.010.550.030.050.030.000.050.030.070.024.890.446898.5422.6157.5838134213382034811.301.97
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1strongly elevated pCO23.1925.270.5133.150.237.630.082153.355.72232.314.51409.5369.67.570.122031.467.482.222.31.320.362.010.550.030.050.030.000.050.030.070.024.890.446898.5422.6157.5838134213382034811.301.97
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1strongly elevated pCO23.9025.270.5133.150.237.630.082153.355.72232.314.51409.5369.67.570.122031.467.482.222.31.320.362.010.550.030.050.030.000.050.030.070.024.890.446898.5422.6157.5838134213382034811.301.97
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1strongly elevated pCO23.4725.270.5133.150.237.630.082153.355.72232.314.51409.5369.67.570.122031.467.482.222.31.320.362.010.550.030.050.030.000.050.030.070.024.890.446898.5422.6157.5838134213382034811.301.97
Cliona orientalis (sponge)5A1strongly elevated pCO24.1125.270.5133.150.237.630.082153.355.72232.314.51409.5369.67.570.122031.467.482.222.31.320.362.010.550.030.050.030.000.050.030.070.024.890.446898.5422.6157.5838134213382034811.301.97
Zooxanthellae (dinoflagellates)1below present pCO225.270.5133.150.238.240.021911.711.32226.116.6338.637.48.100.041679.626.3222.616.93.590.275.450.400.050.050.040.010.140.230.080.024.800.417359.4343.5before treatment0.680.010.220.01158.10933333216802223.575.43
Zooxanthellae (dinoflagellates)1present day pCO225.270.5133.140.248.170.031945.419.72231.013.8393.255.68.050.051730.235.7204.218.53.290.295.000.450.030.020.030.010.100.150.080.024.850.497078.0752.8before treatment0.680.010.220.01158.051138538417312043.274.98
Zooxanthellae (dinoflagellates)1elevated pCO225.270.5133.140.248.020.042011.627.72225.717.6570.982.47.910.051836.839.2158.716.12.560.263.890.400.020.010.040.020.040.040.070.034.690.606782.1415.7before treatment0.680.000.220.01157.921655955718381582.543.87
Zooxanthellae (dinoflagellates)1strongly elevated pCO225.270.5133.150.237.630.082153.355.72232.314.51409.5369.67.570.122031.467.482.222.31.320.362.010.550.030.050.030.000.050.030.070.024.890.446898.5422.6before treatment0.680.000.220.01157.5838134213382034811.301.97
Zooxanthellae (dinoflagellates)1below present pCO225.270.5133.150.238.240.021911.711.32226.116.6338.637.48.100.041679.626.3222.616.93.590.275.450.400.050.050.040.010.140.230.080.024.800.417359.4343.5after treatment0.600.010.130.02158.10933333216802223.575.43
Zooxanthellae (dinoflagellates)1present day pCO225.270.5133.140.248.170.031945.419.72231.013.8393.255.68.050.051730.235.7204.218.53.290.295.000.450.030.020.030.010.100.150.080.024.850.497078.0752.8after treatment0.590.010.140.01158.051138538417312043.274.98
Zooxanthellae (dinoflagellates)1elevated pCO225.270.5133.140.248.020.042011.627.72225.717.6570.982.47.910.051836.839.2158.716.12.560.263.890.400.020.010.040.020.040.040.070.034.690.606782.1415.7after treatment0.610.010.130.01157.921655955718381582.543.87
Zooxanthellae (dinoflagellates)1strongly elevated pCO225.270.5133.150.237.630.082153.355.72232.314.51409.5369.67.570.122031.467.482.222.31.320.362.010.550.030.050.030.000.050.030.070.024.890.446898.5422.6after treatment0.610.010.140.01157.5838134213382034811.301.97
Cliona orientalis (sponge)1below present pCO225.270.5133.150.238.240.021911.711.32226.116.6338.637.48.100.041679.626.3222.616.93.590.275.450.400.050.050.040.010.140.230.080.024.800.417359.4343.50.01250.00131.490.16-0.320.070.0800.020158.10933333216802223.575.43
Cliona orientalis (sponge)1present day pCO225.270.5133.140.248.170.031945.419.72231.013.8393.255.68.050.051730.235.7204.218.53.290.295.000.450.030.020.030.010.100.150.080.024.850.497078.0752.80.01300.00201.500.07-0.320.020.0500.000158.051138538417312043.274.98
Cliona orientalis (sponge)1elevated pCO225.270.5133.140.248.020.042011.627.72225.717.6570.982.47.910.051836.839.2158.716.12.560.263.890.400.020.010.040.020.040.040.070.034.690.606782.1415.70.01370.00121.540.08-0.380.040.0500.020157.921655955718381582.543.87
Cliona orientalis (sponge)1strongly elevated pCO225.270.5133.150.237.630.082153.355.72232.314.51409.5369.67.570.122031.467.482.222.31.320.362.010.550.030.050.030.000.050.030.070.024.890.446898.5422.60.01340.00091.480.06-0.520.060.0400.010157.5838134213382034811.301.97