Experimental Bleaching of a Reef-Building Coral Using a Simplified Recirculating Laboratory Exposure System
Joint Authors
McGill, Cheryl J.
Courtney, Lee A.
Barron, Mace G.
Marcovich, Dragoslav T.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-09-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Earth Science , Water and Environment
Abstract EN
Determining stressor-response relationships in reef building corals continues to be a critical research need due to global declines in coral reef ecosystems and projected declines for the future.
A simplified recirculating coral exposure system was coupled to a solar simulator to allow laboratory testing of a diversity of species and morphologies of reef building corals under ecologically relevant conditions of temperature and solar radiation.
Combinations of lamps and attenuating filters allowed for assignment of solar radiation treatments in experimental bleaching studies.
Three bleaching experiments were performed using the reef building coral, Pocillopora damicornis, to assess the reproducibility of system performance and coral responses under control and stress conditions.
Experiments showed consistent temperature- and solar radiation dependent-changes in pigment, numbers of symbiotic algae, photosystem II quantum yield, and tissue loss during exposure and recovery.
The laboratory exposure system is recommended for use in experimental bleaching studies with reef building corals.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Barron, Mace G.& McGill, Cheryl J.& Courtney, Lee A.& Marcovich, Dragoslav T.. 2010. Experimental Bleaching of a Reef-Building Coral Using a Simplified Recirculating Laboratory Exposure System. Journal of Marine Sciences،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-989344
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Barron, Mace G.…[et al.]. Experimental Bleaching of a Reef-Building Coral Using a Simplified Recirculating Laboratory Exposure System. Journal of Marine Sciences Vol. 2010, no. 2010 (2011), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-989344
American Medical Association (AMA)
Barron, Mace G.& McGill, Cheryl J.& Courtney, Lee A.& Marcovich, Dragoslav T.. Experimental Bleaching of a Reef-Building Coral Using a Simplified Recirculating Laboratory Exposure System. Journal of Marine Sciences. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-989344
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-989344