DOI: 10.4319/lo.1999.44.3.0716. Bicarbonate addition promotes coral growth

Bicarbonate addition promotes coral growth

10.4319/lo.1999.44.3.0716

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Limnology and Oceanography (311)

Abstract

The addition of 2 mM bicarbonate to aquaria containing tropical ocean water and branches of Porites porites caused a doubling of the skeletal growth rate of the coral. Nitrate or ammonium addition (20 μM) to oligotrophic seawater caused a significant reduction in coral growth, but when seawater containing the extra bicarbonate was supplemented with combined nitrogen, no depression of the higher growth rate was evident. We infer that (1) the present dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) content of the ocean limits coral growth, (2) this limitation is exacerbated by nitrate and ammonium, and (3) adding DIC increases coral calcification rates and confers protection against nutrient enrichment.

Bibliography

Marubini, F., & Thake, B. (1999). Bicarbonate addition promotes coral growth. Limnology and Oceanography, 44(3), 716â720. Portico.

Authors 2

Francesca Marubini (first)
Brenda Thake (additional)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	15 years, 3 months ago (May 31, 2010, 3:15 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 10 months ago (Oct. 29, 2023, 9:13 a.m.)
Indexed	1 month, 3 weeks ago (July 11, 2025, 9:21 p.m.)
Issued	26 years, 4 months ago (May 1, 1999)
Published	26 years, 4 months ago (May 1, 1999)
Published Online	26 years, 3 months ago (May 12, 1999)
Published Print	26 years, 4 months ago (May 1, 1999)

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BibTeX

@article{Marubini_1999, title={Bicarbonate addition promotes coral growth}, volume={44}, ISSN={1939-5590}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.1999.44.3.0716}, DOI={10.4319/lo.1999.44.3.0716}, number={3}, journal={Limnology and Oceanography}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Marubini, Francesca and Thake, Brenda}, year={1999}, month=may, pages={716–720} }

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