Calcification Relative to Calcification at Current pH

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Finger Coral [Porites compressa]

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
 
 
 
 
4
Arithmetic Mean
 
 
 
 
0.51
Standard Error
 
 
 
 
0.04

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

Marubini and Atkinson (1999)

Coral nubbins were grown over 5 weeks in different combinations of pCO2 (obtained by adding HCI to normal seawater) and nitrate treatment (no nitrate added).
 

 

 

 

0.50

Marubini and Atkinson (1999)

Coral nubbins were grown over 5 weeks in different combinations of pCO2 (obtained by adding HCI to normal seawater) and nitrate treatment (0.5 µM added).
 

 

 

 

0.62

Marubini and Atkinson (1999)

Coral nubbins were grown over 5 weeks in different combinations of pCO2 (obtained by adding HCI to normal seawater) and nitrate treatment (1.0 µM added).
 

 

 

 

0.44

Marubini and Atkinson (1999)

Coral nubbins were grown over 5 weeks in different combinations of pCO2 (obtained by adding HCI to normal seawater) and nitrate treatment (5 µM added).
 

 

 

 

0.49


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