Hill, Claudia E L; Rücker, Julia; Eichhorn, Nele; Mezger, Selma D; Caporale, Giulia; El-Khaled, Yusuf C; Blanco, Sahara; Wild, Christian; Tilstra, Arjen (2025): Mortality of coral Xenia umbellata in a aquarium experiment [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.974804, 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:
A colony was considered dead if it fully dissolved, leaving only the plug. Mortality (%) was calculated weekly based on remaining colonies per tank. 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, dead | X. umbellata d | %/week | Hill, Claudia E L | Visual observation |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
240 data points
Data
| 1 Study type | 2 Tank No | 3 Treat | 4 DOE [day] | 5 X. umbellata d [%/week] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory experiment | T1 | Zooplankton | 7 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T2 | Control | 7 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T3 | DOC | 7 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T4 | Phytoplankton | 7 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T5 | Phytoplankton | 7 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T6 | DOC | 7 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T7 | Zooplankton | 7 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T8 | Control | 7 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T9 | Zooplankton | 7 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T10 | Phytoplankton | 7 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T11 | Control | 7 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T12 | DOC | 7 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T1 | Zooplankton | 14 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T2 | Control | 14 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T3 | DOC | 14 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T4 | Phytoplankton | 14 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T5 | Phytoplankton | 14 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T6 | DOC | 14 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T7 | Zooplankton | 14 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T8 | Control | 14 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T9 | Zooplankton | 14 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T10 | Phytoplankton | 14 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T11 | Control | 14 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T12 | DOC | 14 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T1 | Zooplankton | 21 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T2 | Control | 21 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T3 | DOC | 21 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T4 | Phytoplankton | 21 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T5 | Phytoplankton | 21 | 18.181818180 |
| Laboratory experiment | T6 | DOC | 21 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T7 | Zooplankton | 21 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T8 | Control | 21 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T9 | Zooplankton | 21 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T10 | Phytoplankton | 21 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T11 | Control | 21 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T12 | DOC | 21 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T1 | Zooplankton | 28 | 11.111111110 |
| Laboratory experiment | T2 | Control | 28 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T3 | DOC | 28 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T4 | Phytoplankton | 28 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T5 | Phytoplankton | 28 | 11.111111110 |
| Laboratory experiment | T6 | DOC | 28 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T7 | Zooplankton | 28 | 9.090909091 |
| Laboratory experiment | T8 | Control | 28 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T9 | Zooplankton | 28 | 18.181818180 |
| Laboratory experiment | T10 | Phytoplankton | 28 | 8.333333333 |
| Laboratory experiment | T11 | Control | 28 | 0.000000000 |
| Laboratory experiment | T12 | DOC | 28 | 0.000000000 |
