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Photoacclimation, growth and distribution of massive coral species in clear and turbid waters
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dc.contributor.author | Hennige, S.J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Smith, D.J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Perkins, R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Consalvey, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Paterson, David Maxwell | |
dc.contributor.author | Suggett, D.J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-27T16:31:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-11-27T16:31:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008-10-13 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Hennige , S J , Smith , D J , Perkins , R , Consalvey , M , Paterson , D M & Suggett , D J 2008 , ' Photoacclimation, growth and distribution of massive coral species in clear and turbid waters ' , Marine Ecology Progress Series , vol. 369 , pp. 77-88 . https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07612 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0171-8630 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 410387 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: c11a0e5e-9726-4f94-8bf9-b9a6f9835bd1 | |
dc.identifier.other | WOS: 000260873400007 | |
dc.identifier.other | Scopus: 56149084819 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0003-1174-6476/work/47136321 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/3276 | |
dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT: Massive coral species play a key role in coral reef ecosystems, adding significantly to physical integrity, long term stability and reef biodiversity. This study coupled the assessment of the distribution and abundance of 4 dominant massive coral species, Diploastrea heliopora, Favia speciosa, F. matthaii and Porites lutea, with investigations into species-specific photoacclimatory responses within the Wakatobi Marine National Park of southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, to determine the potential of photoacclimation to be a driver of biological success. For this, rapid light curves using pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) chlorophyll a fluorescence techniques were employed with additional manipulations to circumvent differences of light quality and absorption between species and across environmental gradients. P. lutea was examined over a range of depths and sites to determine patterns of photoacclimation, and all 4 species were assessed at a single depth between sites for which long-term data for coral community structure and growth existed. Light availability was more highly constrained with depth than between sites; consequently, photoacclimation patterns for P. lutea appeared greater with depth than across environmental gradients. All 4 species were found to differentially modify the extent of non-photochemical quenching to maintain a constant photochemical operating efficiency (qP). Therefore, our results suggest that these massive corals photoacclimate to ensure a constant light-dependent rate of reduction of the plastoquinone pool across growth environments. | |
dc.format.extent | 12 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Marine Ecology Progress Series | en |
dc.rights | (c) Copyright Inter-Research 2008. This article is deposited in accordance with the publisher's policy. | en |
dc.subject | Chlorophyll a fluorescence | en |
dc.subject | Zooxanthellae | en |
dc.subject | PAM | en |
dc.subject | Photoacclimation | en |
dc.subject | Massive coral | en |
dc.subject | Indo-Pacific | en |
dc.subject | Shade-adapted colonies | en |
dc.subject | Fast repetition rate | en |
dc.subject | Measured in-situ | en |
dc.subject | Stylophora-pistillata | en |
dc.subject | Fluorescence measurements | en |
dc.subject | Chlorophyll fluorescence | en |
dc.subject | Photosynthetic activity | en |
dc.subject | Community structure | en |
dc.subject | Aquatic ecosystems | en |
dc.subject | Hermatypic coral | en |
dc.subject | QH301 Biology | en |
dc.subject | SDG 14 - Life Below Water | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QH301 | en |
dc.title | Photoacclimation, growth and distribution of massive coral species in clear and turbid waters | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.description.version | Publisher PDF | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Biology | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Sediment Ecology Research Group | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07612 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=56149084819&partnerID=8YFLogxK | en |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v369/p77-88/?0= | en |
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