Hill, Claudia E L; Rücker, Julia; Eichhorn, Nele; Mezger, Selma D; Caporale, Giulia; El-Khaled, Yusuf C; Blanco, Sahara; Wild, Christian; Tilstra, Arjen (2025): Pulsation rate of coral Xenia umbellata in a aquarium experiment [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.974800, In: Hill, CEL et al. (2025): Excess particulate organic matter negatively affects the ecophysiology of the widespread soft coral Xenia umbellata [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.974797
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Published: 2025-02-10 • DOI registered: 2025-03-11
Abstract:
Pulsations were recorded every 7 days from one colony per tank on three polyps. A pulsation was defined as a full contraction cycle. Counts were taken for 30 seconds in the morning using a tally counter, with water flow pumps off to prevent interference. To minimise bias, the same observer recorded all counts. Pulsation rate (pulsations per minute) was calculated by doubling the count and averaging three replicates per colony. Xenia umbellata originates from the Red Sea.
Comment:
Study location: Aquarium experiment at the University of Bremen, Germany
Treatments: 3 carbon enrichment treatments of 20 mg C/L. DOM (glucose), 2. POM (phytoplankton), 3. POM (zooplankton)
Date of study: May 2022
Duration of study: 28 days
Species information: Xenia umbellata native to the Indo-Pacific and Red Sea
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Type of study | Study type | Hill, Claudia E L | |||
| 2 | Tank number | Tank No | Hill, Claudia E L | |||
| 3 | Treatment | Treat | Hill, Claudia E L | |||
| 4 | Day of experiment | DOE | day | Hill, Claudia E L | ||
| 5 | Xenia umbellata, pulsation rate | X. umbellata pulsation | #/min | Hill, Claudia E L | Counted |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
300 data points