Effects of ocean acidification and temperature increases on the photosynthesis of tropical reef calcified macroalgae

This data refers to a study undertaken to evaluate experimentally the effects of CO2-driven ocean acidification and temperature rises on the photosynthesis of calcified macroalgae inhabiting the intertidal region, a highly variable environment. The experiments were performed in a reef mesocosm in a...

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Main Authors: Scherner, Fernando, Pereira, Cristiano Macedo, Duarte, Gustavo, Horta, Paulo Antunes, Castro, Clovis Barreira E, Barufi, José Bonomi, Pereira, Sonia Maria Barreto
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: figshare 2015
Subjects:
Botany
Marine Biology
Environmental Science
Oceanography
FOS Earth and related environmental sciences
Physiology
FOS Biological sciences
Ecology
Ocean acidification
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1517749
https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Effects_of_ocean_acidification_and_temperature_increases_on_the_photosynthesis_of_tropical_reef_calcified_macroalgae/1517749
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Summary:This data refers to a study undertaken to evaluate experimentally the effects of CO2-driven ocean acidification and temperature rises on the photosynthesis of calcified macroalgae inhabiting the intertidal region, a highly variable environment. The experiments were performed in a reef mesocosm in a tropical region on the Brazilian coast, using three species of frondose calcifying macroalgae (Halimeda cuneata, Padina gymnospora, and Tricleocarpa cylindrica) and crustose coralline algae. The acidification experiment consisted of three treatments with pH levels below those occurring in the region (-0.3, -0.6, -0.9). For the temperature experiment three temperature levels above those occurring naturally in the region (+1, +2, +4°C) were determined.

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