Seawater carbonate chemistry and calcification rate, endosymbiont density, and maximum photosynthetic efficiency of branching reef corals Acropora digitifera and Montipora digitata

• Main Authors: Manullang, Cristiana, Millyaningrum, Intan Herwindra, Iguchi, Akira, Miyagi, Aika, Tanaka, Yasuaki, Nojiri, Yukihiro, Sakai, Kazuhiko
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2020
• Subjects: Acropora digitifera; Alkalinity; total; Animalia; Aragonite saturation state; standard deviation; Benthic animals; Benthos; Bicarbonate ion; Bottles or small containers/Aquaria (<20 L); Calcification/Dissolution; Calcification rate; Calcite saturation state; Calculated using CO2SYS; Calculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010); Carbon; inorganic; dissolved; Carbonate ion; Carbonate system computation flag; Carbon dioxide; Cell density; Chlorophyll a per cell; Cnidaria; Coast and continental shelf; EXP; Experiment; Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Laboratory experiment; Montipora digitata; North Pacific; OA-ICC; Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre; Other studied parameter or process; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); pH; Photosynthetic efficiency; Primary production/Photosynthesis; Registration number of species; Replicates; Salinity; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.930005; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.930005

Anthropogenic emission of CO2 into the atmosphere has been increasing exponentially, causing ocean acidification (OA) and ocean warming (OW). The “business-as-usual” scenario predicts that the atmospheric concentration of CO2 may exceed 1,000 µatm and seawater temperature may increase by up to 3 °C...