Calcification Relative to Calcification at Current pH

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Acropora Coral [Acropora digitifera]

Statistics  
  Decline in pH from the Present
 
0.0 to 0.09
0.09 to 0.17
0.17 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.5
More than 0.5
Number of Results
 
 
2
1
2
Arithmetic Mean
 
 
1.04
0.75
0.78
Standard Error
 
 
0.06
0
0.16

Individual Experiement Results  
      Decline in pH from the Present    

Journal References

Experimental Conditions
0.0
to
0.09
0.09
to
0.17
0.17
to
0.3
0.3
to
0.5
More
than
0.5

Inoue et al. (2011)

Polyp weight as a proxy for calcification of Acropora digitifera coral polyps grown under normal and reduced pH conditions for 40 days. Temperature was 27°C, and pH was altered by the addition of CO2.
 

 

0.95

 

 

Inoue et al. (2011)

Polyp weight as a proxy for calcification of Acropora digitifera coral polyps grown under normal and reduced pH conditions for 40 days. Temperature was 27°C, and pH was altered by the addition of CO2.
 

 

 

0.75

 

Inoue et al. (2011)

Polyp weight as a proxy for calcification of Acropora digitifera coral polyps grown under normal and reduced pH conditions for 40 days. Temperature was 27°C, and pH was altered by the addition of CO2.
 

 

 

 

0.56

Takahashi and Kurihara (2013)

Calcification rate of Acropora digitifera measured by buoyant weight technique between 22 and 35 days exposure to reduced pH conditions.
 

 

1.13

 

 

Takahashi and Kurihara (2013)

Calcification rate of Acropora digitifera measured by buoyant weight technique between 22 and 35 days exposure to reduced pH conditions.
 

 

 

 

1.00


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