The physiology of coral reef calcifiers under local and global stressors
Anthropogenic activities have caused coral reefs worldwide to face extreme changes in their environment at both global and local scales. This thesis covers the effects of ocean acidification (OA) and eutrophication through increased dissolved organic carbon (DOC) availability on coral reef calcifier...
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ftsubbremen:oai:media.suub.uni-bremen.de:Publications/elib/1067 2023-05-15T17:50:29+02:00 The physiology of coral reef calcifiers under local and global stressors Die Physiologie von Kalzifizierern aus dem Korallenriff unter dem Einfluss von globalen und lokalen Stressoren. Meyer, Friedrich W. Wild, Christian Kunzmann, Andreas 2015-11-04 application/pdf https://media.suub.uni-bremen.de/handle/elib/1067 https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-00105328-16 eng eng Universität Bremen FB2 Biologie/Chemie https://media.suub.uni-bremen.de/handle/elib/1067 urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-00105328-16 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Ocean acidification eutrophication DOC DIC OA coral algae coral reef Caribbean Great Barrier Reef physiology ecophysiology calcification photosynthesis nitrogen fixation Halimeda Acropora Udotea pH 500 500 Science ddc:500 Dissertation doctoralThesis 2015 ftsubbremen 2022-11-09T07:09:30Z Anthropogenic activities have caused coral reefs worldwide to face extreme changes in their environment at both global and local scales. This thesis covers the effects of ocean acidification (OA) and eutrophication through increased dissolved organic carbon (DOC) availability on coral reef calcifiers. In this thesis the individual and combined effects of OA as increased dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and high availability of DOC on the physiology of reef building corals from the Great Barrier Reef and calcifying green algae from the Indo-Pacific and the Caribbean are investigated. More specifically, calcification processes, photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation of the coral holobiont and calcifying green algae were investigated. This thesis revealed that the physiology of the calcifiers investigated is negatively affected by both high DIC and DOC concentrations. These findings will be crucial to be able to investigate future reef changes under high DIC and increased DOC concentrations. Our findings on calcification rates and calcification structures can be used as indicators of environmental change and as future predictors. Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Ocean acidification Media SuUB Bremen (Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen) Pacific |
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Ocean acidification eutrophication DOC DIC OA coral algae coral reef Caribbean Great Barrier Reef physiology ecophysiology calcification photosynthesis nitrogen fixation Halimeda Acropora Udotea pH 500 500 Science ddc:500 Meyer, Friedrich W. The physiology of coral reef calcifiers under local and global stressors |
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Anthropogenic activities have caused coral reefs worldwide to face extreme changes in their environment at both global and local scales. This thesis covers the effects of ocean acidification (OA) and eutrophication through increased dissolved organic carbon (DOC) availability on coral reef calcifiers. In this thesis the individual and combined effects of OA as increased dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and high availability of DOC on the physiology of reef building corals from the Great Barrier Reef and calcifying green algae from the Indo-Pacific and the Caribbean are investigated. More specifically, calcification processes, photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation of the coral holobiont and calcifying green algae were investigated. This thesis revealed that the physiology of the calcifiers investigated is negatively affected by both high DIC and DOC concentrations. These findings will be crucial to be able to investigate future reef changes under high DIC and increased DOC concentrations. Our findings on calcification rates and calcification structures can be used as indicators of environmental change and as future predictors. |
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The physiology of coral reef calcifiers under local and global stressors |
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The physiology of coral reef calcifiers under local and global stressors |
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The physiology of coral reef calcifiers under local and global stressors |
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The physiology of coral reef calcifiers under local and global stressors |
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The physiology of coral reef calcifiers under local and global stressors |
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physiology of coral reef calcifiers under local and global stressors |
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