Hysteresis between coral reef calcification and the seawater aragonite saturation state

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Hauptverfasser: McMahon, Ashly, Santos, Isaac R, Cyronak, Tyler, Eyre, Bradley D
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author McMahon, Ashly
Santos, Isaac R
Cyronak, Tyler
Eyre, Bradley D
author_facet McMahon, Ashly
Santos, Isaac R
Cyronak, Tyler
Eyre, Bradley D
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Some predictions of how ocean acidification (OA) will affect coral reefs assume a linear functional relationship between the ambient seawater aragonite saturation state (Omega a) and net ecosystem calcification (NEC). We quantified NEC in a healthy coral reef lagoon in the Great Barrier Reef during different times of the day. Our observations revealed a diel hysteresis pattern in the NEC versus Omega a relationship, with peak NEC rates occurring before the Omega a peak and relatively steady nighttime NEC in spite of variable Omega a. Net ecosystem production had stronger correlations with NEC than light, temperature, nutrients, pH, and Omega a. The observed hysteresis may represent an overlooked challenge for predicting the effects of OA on coral reefs. If widespread, the hysteresis could prevent the use of a linear extrapolation to determine critical Omega a threshold levels required to shift coral reefs from a net calcifying to a net dissolving state.
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spellingShingle Hysteresis between coral reef calcification and the seawater aragonite saturation state
McMahon, Ashly
Santos, Isaac R
Cyronak, Tyler
Eyre, Bradley D
Alkalinity, total; Alkalinity, total, flux; Ammonium; Aragonite saturation state; Benthos; Bicarbonate ion; Calcification/Dissolution; 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; Carbon dioxide, air-sea, flux; Charophyta; Coast and continental shelf; Entire community; Field observation; Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Heron_Island; Irradiance; Net calcification rate of calcium carbonate; Net production; Nitrate and Nitrite; OA-ICC; Ocean acidification; Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); pH, NBS scale; pH, total scale; Phosphate; Potentiometric; Potentiometric titration; Primary production/Photosynthesis; Rocky-shore community; Salinity; South Pacific; Spectrophotometric; Temperate; Temperature, water; Time of day
Some predictions of how ocean acidification (OA) will affect coral reefs assume a linear functional relationship between the ambient seawater aragonite saturation state (Omega a) and net ecosystem calcification (NEC). We quantified NEC in a healthy coral reef lagoon in the Great Barrier Reef during different times of the day. Our observations revealed a diel hysteresis pattern in the NEC versus Omega a relationship, with peak NEC rates occurring before the Omega a peak and relatively steady nighttime NEC in spite of variable Omega a. Net ecosystem production had stronger correlations with NEC than light, temperature, nutrients, pH, and Omega a. The observed hysteresis may represent an overlooked challenge for predicting the effects of OA on coral reefs. If widespread, the hysteresis could prevent the use of a linear extrapolation to determine critical Omega a threshold levels required to shift coral reefs from a net calcifying to a net dissolving state.
title Hysteresis between coral reef calcification and the seawater aragonite saturation state
topic Alkalinity, total; Alkalinity, total, flux; Ammonium; Aragonite saturation state; Benthos; Bicarbonate ion; Calcification/Dissolution; 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; Carbon dioxide, air-sea, flux; Charophyta; Coast and continental shelf; Entire community; Field observation; Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Heron_Island; Irradiance; Net calcification rate of calcium carbonate; Net production; Nitrate and Nitrite; OA-ICC; Ocean acidification; Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); pH, NBS scale; pH, total scale; Phosphate; Potentiometric; Potentiometric titration; Primary production/Photosynthesis; Rocky-shore community; Salinity; South Pacific; Spectrophotometric; Temperate; Temperature, water; Time of day
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.833887