Seawater carbonate chemistry and characterization of oyster growth and calcification on constructed oyster reefs ...

• Main Authors: Tomasetti, Stephen J, Doall, Michael H, Hallinan, Brendan D, Kraemer, Jeffrey R, Gobler, Christopher J
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: PANGAEA 2024
• Subjects: Animalia; Benthic animals; Benthos; Biomass/Abundance/Elemental composition; Calcification/Dissolution; Coast and continental shelf; Crassostrea virginica; Entire community; Field experiment; Field observation; Growth/Morphology; Mollusca; North Atlantic; Rocky-shore community; Single species; Temperate; Type of study; Site; Identification; Shell height; Shell, mass; Shell growth; Calcium carbonate, mass; Abundance per area; Calcification rate; Year of sampling; Growth rate; Date; Age; Height; Chlorophyll a; Coverage; Date/time start; Date/time end; Alkalinity, total; Carbon, inorganic, dissolved; Salinity; Temperature, water; Oxygen saturation; Oxygen, dissolved; Oxygen, apparent utilization; Carbonate system computation flag; pH; Carbon dioxide; Fugacity of carbon dioxide water at sea surface temperature wet air; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide water at sea surface temperature wet air; Bicarbonate ion; Carbonate ion; Aragonite saturation state; Calcite saturation state
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.967511; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.967511

This study, therefore, sought to (1) characterize the baseline pH/DO variability as well as the associated drivers of the carbonate system in constructed reefs to (2) determine the reefs' influence on the biogeochemistry of the overlying waters and (3) evaluate the impacts, if any, on resident oysters, particularly in environments already prone to coastal acidification. To do this, we conducted a 4-year study (2018–2021) of multiple constructed subtidal oyster reefs in Shinnecock Bay, NY USA. We monitored the growth of three oyster reefs over four consecutive years and established high frequency time series of pHNBS, DO, and other relevant environmental parameters in both regional ambient seawater and reef-modified seawater during the summer months (when coastal acidification is most prevalent and oyster growth is maximal) over two of the four years. During one year, these data were paired with weekly surveys characterizing habitat macroalgae abundance and with biweekly sampling of reef and control seawater ...