Pulse sediment event does not impact the metabolism of a mixed coral reef community
| Autor: | Paul L. Jokiel, Ku’ulei S. Rodgers, Nancy G. Prouty, Keisha D. Bahr, Curt D. Storlazzi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Coral Management Monitoring Policy and Law Aquatic Science engineering.material Oceanography 01 natural sciences Mesocosm chemistry.chemical_compound Reef 0105 earth and related environmental sciences geography Montipora capitata geography.geographical_feature_category biology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology fungi technology industry and agriculture Rubble Coral reef biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition biology.organism_classification chemistry Benthic zone engineering Environmental science Carbonate geographic locations |
| Zdroj: | Ocean & Coastal Management. 184:105007 |
| ISSN: | 0964-5691 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.105007 |
| Popis: | Sedimentation can bury corals, cause physical abrasion, and alter both spectral intensity and quality; however, few studies have quantified the effects of sedimentation on coral reef metabolism in the context of episodic sedimentation events. Here, we present the first study to measure coral community metabolism - calcification and photosynthesis - in a manipulative mesocosm experiment simulating a pulse sediment event. We exposed a mixed benthic community composed of 75% live carbonate rubble cover and 25% Montipora capitata coral cover to an approximately 275 mg cm−1 (sediment accumulation) acute pulse sediment loading event. No differences were found in net calcification or net photosynthesis between the control and treated mesocosms 48 h and 25 d following exposure to pulse sediment input. Results from this community experiment indicate the ability of Montipora capitata, a common reef coral, to persist under these acute sediment levels, demonstrating resistance to episodic sediment events. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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