Lab based measurements of ocean acidification on Caribbean bioeroders (endolithic algae and reef-excavating sponges): implications for coral reef persistence, Cheeca Rocks Reef, Florida Keys, Northwest Atlantic Ocean, from 2018-06-11 to 2018-07-12 (NCEI Accession 0224590) ...

• Main Authors: Enochs, Ian C., Morris, John
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 2021
• Subjects: Northwest Atlantic; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25921/tjs5-hn36; https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0224590

This dataset includes lab-based measurements of ocean acidification on Caribbean bioeroders (endolithic algae and reef-excavating sponges) collected on Cheeca Rocks Reef, Florida Keys, Northwest Atlantic Ocean, from 2018-06-11 to 2018-07-12 (Accession 224590). Caribbean coral reef ecosystems have entered a state of net erosion in response to ocean acidification (OA) due to a combination of reduced carbonate production and enhanced bioerosion. The negative response of coral reef calcifiers to OA has been well-established, whereas OA-enhanced bioerosion is relatively poorly understood. Microboring algae and macroboring sponges are both major contributors to coral reef carbonate budgets (Perry et al., 2012). Microboring algae use exclusively chemical (extracellular ion transport) means (Garcia-Pichel, 2006) to break down carbonate framework, whereas macroboring sponges use a combination of both chemical (enzymatic dissolution) and mechanical (substrate dislodgment) methods (Rutzler and Rieger, 1973) to erode ...