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Diel pCO2 oscillations modulate the response of the coral Acropora hyacinthus to ocean acidification
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
To investigate the effect of diel variation in pCO2 on coral calcification, branches of Acropora hyacinthus were collected in 2 habitats (upstream and downstream in a...
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Seasonal and annual calcification rates of the Hawaiian reef coral, Montipora capitata, under present and future climate change scenarios
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The response of corals to future conditions of global warming and ocean acidification (OA) is a topic of considerable interest. However, little information is available on the...
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Understanding the threats of ocean acidification to coral reefs
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The Moorea Coral Reef Long Term Ecological Research program affords a unique opportunity to study the implications of ocean acidification (OA) for coral reefs, as ongoing...
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Trophic compensation reinforces resistance: herbivory absorbs the increasing effects of multiple disturbances
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Disturbance often results in small changes in community structure, but the probability of transitioning to contrasting states increases when multiple disturbances combine....
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Secondary calcification and dissolution respond differently to future ocean conditions
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Climate change threatens both the accretion and erosion processes that sustain coral reefs. Secondary calcification, bioerosion, and reef dissolution are integral to the...
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Diurnal light utilization efficiency of phytoplankton is decreased by elevated CO2 concentration: a mesocosm experiment
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The effects of ocean acidification on marine primary production are of general concern in light of increases in oceanic CO2 uptake. However, little is known regarding the...
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Stability of strong species interactions resist the synergistic effects of local and global pollution in kelp forests
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Foundation species, such as kelp, exert disproportionately strong community effects and persist, in part, by dominating taxa that inhibit their regeneration. Human activities...
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Decreased abundance of crustose coralline algae due to ocean acidification
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Owing to anthropogenic emissions, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide could almost double between 2006 and 2100 according to business-as-usual carbon dioxide emission...
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The responses of eight coral reef calcifiers to increasing partial pressure of CO2 do not exhibit a tipping point
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The objective of this study was to investigate whether a tipping point exists in the calcification responses of coral reef calcifiers to CO2. We compared the effects of six...
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Future reef decalcification under a business-as-usual CO2 emission scenario
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Increasing atmospheric partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) is a major threat to coral reefs, but some argue that the threat is mitigated by factors such as the variability in the...
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Climate change could drive marine food web collapse through altered trophic flows and cyanobacterial proliferation
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Global warming and ocean acidification are forecast to exert significant impacts on marine ecosystems worldwide. However, most of these projections are based on ecological...
29 November 2019This date indicates the date the dataset metadata was last modified on Pacific Data Hub. -
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Carbon assimilation and losses during an ocean acidification mesocosm experiment, with special reference to algal blooms
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
A mesocosm experiment was conducted in Wuyuan Bay (Xiamen), China, to investigate the effects of elevated pCO2 on bloom formation by phytoplankton species previously studied in...
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Effect of elevated pCO2 on trace gas production during an ocean acidification mesocosm experiment
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
A mesocosm experiment was conducted in Wuyuan Bay (Xiamen), China, to investigate the effects of elevated pCO2 on the phytoplankton species Phaeodactylum tricornutum (P....
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Effects of episodic low aragonite saturation and elevated temperature on the physiology of Stylophora pistillata
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
As global climate change is predicted to gradually alter the oceans' carbonate system and water temperature, knowledge about the effects an altered marine environment has on the...
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Taiwanese marine microbenthic algal communities remain similar yet chlorophyll a concentrations rise in mesocosms with elevated CO2 and temperature
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
The effects of increasing CO2 concentrations and temperature on microalgal assemblages were examined in Taiwan using mesocosms that simulate coral reef ecosystem. We assessed...
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Impacts of coral bleaching on pH and oxygen gradients across the coral concentration boundary layer: a microsensor study
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Reef-building corals are surrounded by complex microenvironments (i.e. concentration boundary layers) that partially isolate them from the ambient seawater. Although the...
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Increasing CO2 concentration impact upon natural phytoplankton community at Spermonde Island, Indonesia: mesocosm study
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Ocean acidification is one of an environment problem due to increasing CO2 concentration. Ocean acidification have shown a negatively impact to marine organisms especially...
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Acclimatization of the crustose coralline alga Porolithon onkodes to variable pCO2
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Ocean acidification (OA) has important implications for the persistence of coral reef ecosystems, due to potentially negative effects on biomineralization. Many coral reefs are...
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The role of Gracilaria lemaneiformis in eliminating the dissolved inorganic carbon released from calcification and respiration process of Chlamys farreri
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
Respiration and calcification rate were estimated to quantify the effect of Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri on marine CO2 system in Sanggou Bay, China. The C. farreri population...
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Enhancement of photosynthetic carbon assimilation efficiency by phytoplankton in the future coastal ocean
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Publications
A mesocosm experiment was conducted to evaluate the influence of photosynthetic performance on the energetic balance of coastal phytoplankton, in relation to community...
24 November 2019This date indicates the date the dataset metadata was last modified on Pacific Data Hub.