Carbonate chemistry sampled during Acropora pulchra calcification experiments that took place in Moorea, French Polynesia from Jul to Nov of 2015

Website: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/684605
Data Type: experimental
Version: 1
Version Date: 2017-03-20

Project
» Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research site (MCR LTER)
» Collaborative Research: Ocean Acidification and Coral Reefs: Scale Dependence and Adaptive Capacity (OA coral adaptation)

Programs
» Long Term Ecological Research network (LTER)
» Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability NSF-Wide Investment (SEES): Ocean Acidification (formerly CRI-OA) (SEES-OA)
ContributorsAffiliationRole
Edmunds, Peter J.California State University Northridge (CSU-Northridge)Principal Investigator
Carpenter, RobertCalifornia State University Northridge (CSU-Northridge)Co-Principal Investigator
Srednick, GriffinCalifornia State University Northridge (CSU-Northridge)Technician
Vaughan, MeganCalifornia State University Northridge (CSU-Northridge)Technician
York, Amber D.Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO)BCO-DMO Data Manager

Abstract
Carbonate chemistry was measured during two experiments that tested calcification rates of Acropora pulchra under approximated ambient and elevated temperature and pCO2 levels. The experiments took place between July and December of 2015 at the Richard B Gump Research Station, Moorea, French Polynesia.


Coverage

Spatial Extent: Lat:-17.4907 Lon:-149.826
Temporal Extent: 2015-07-12 - 2015-12-29

Dataset Description

These data were utilized in Shaw et al., 2016.

Related datasets also utilized in Shaw et al. 2016:
* These calcification rate datasets took place while these carbonate chemistry measurements were being taken .
Acropora pulchra calcification experiment 1
Acropora pulchra calcification experiment 2


Methods & Sampling

Determinations of seawater pH on the total scale were completed daily using a Mettler DGi-115 pH electrode, which was calibrated with TRIS buffers [SOP 6a (Dickson et al. 2007)]. Total alkalinity (AT) was measured every 3 days using the open cell method of acidimetric titration [SOP 3b, Dickson et al. (2007)]. Accuracy of AT analyses was determined through analysis of certified reference materials (CRMs; from A. Dickson Laboratory, Scripps Institution of Oceanography). The mean (+-SE) difference between measured and certified values of CRMs (i.e., accuracy) was 1.3 +- 0.3 μmol kg−1 (n = 34), and the precision was 1.8 +- 0.1 μmol kg−1 (n = 475).


Data Processing Description

The full carbonate system of parameters was calculated using measured pH, AT, temperature, and salinity with the R package seacarb (Lavigne and Gattuso 2010). Calculations were done using the carbonic acid dissociation constants of Lueker et al. (2000), the KSO4 for the bisulfate ion from Dickson (1990), and the Kf constant of Perez and Fraga (1987).

BCO-DMO Data Manager Processing Notes:
* added a conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
* modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions
* All values were rounded to three decimal places if more than that.
* latitude and longitude added for experiment location


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Data Files

File
carb_chem.csv
(Comma Separated Values (.csv), 23.14 KB)
MD5:e44b8cd858458296acdf53bb601c0c23
Primary data file for dataset ID 684605

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Related Publications

Comeau, S., Carpenter, R. C., Lantz, C. A., & Edmunds, P. J. (2016). Parameterization of the response of calcification to temperature and pCO2 in the coral Acropora pulchra and the alga Lithophyllum kotschyanum. Coral Reefs, 35(3), 929–939. doi:10.1007/s00338-016-1425-0
Related Research
Dickson, A. G. (1990). Standard potential of the reaction: AgCl(s) + 1/2 H2(g) = Ag(s) + HCl(aq) and the standard acidity constant of the ion HSO4− in synthetic sea water from 273.15 to 318.15 K. The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 22(2), 113–127. doi:10.1016/0021-9614(90)90074-z https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(90)90074-Z
Methods
Dickson, A.G., Sabine, C.L. and Christian, J.R. (Eds.) 2007. Guide to best practices for ocean CO2 measurements. PICES Special Publication 3, 191 pp. ISBN: 1-897176-07-4. URL: https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ocads/oceans/Handbook_2007.html https://hdl.handle.net/11329/249
Methods
Lavigne H, Gattuso J (2010) Seacarb: seawater carbonate chemistry with R. R package version 2.4.10. Available at: http://CRAN.R-project.org/package=seacarb
Software
Lueker, T. J., Dickson, A. G., & Keeling, C. D. (2000). Ocean pCO2 calculated from dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, and equations for K1 and K2: validation based on laboratory measurements of CO2 in gas and seawater at equilibrium. Marine Chemistry, 70(1-3), 105–119. doi:10.1016/s0304-4203(00)00022-0 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-4203(00)00022-0
Methods
Perez, F. F., & Fraga, F. (1987). Association constant of fluoride and hydrogen ions in seawater. Marine Chemistry, 21(2), 161–168. doi:10.1016/0304-4203(87)90036-3
Methods
Shaw, E. C., Carpenter, R. C., Lantz, C. A., & Edmunds, P. J. (2016). Intraspecific variability in the response to ocean warming and acidification in the scleractinian coral Acropora pulchra. Marine Biology, 163(10). doi:10.1007/s00227-016-2986-8
Results

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Parameters

ParameterDescriptionUnits
exp_idExperiment number (1 or 2) unitless
dateDate of sampling in format yyyy-mm-dd unitless
treatmentCO2 treament identifier with format pCO2-temp or pCO2 type alone (Amb or Ambient = 400 uatm; High = 1000 uatm; temp in degrees C) unitless
tankTank identifier unitless
salSalinity of tank parts per thousand (ppt)
tempTemperature of tank degrees Celsius
patmsurface atmospheric pressure of tank standard atmospheres (atm)
pHpH of tank total pH scale
CO2carbon dioxide concentration of tank micromoles per kilogram seawater (umol kgSW-1)
fCO2CO2 fugacity computed at in situ temperature and atmospheric pressure for tank micro atmospheres (uatm)
pCO2CO2 partial pressure computed at in situ temperature and atmospheric pressure for tank micro atmospheres (uatm)
HCO3Bicarbonate concentration micromoles per kilogram seawater (umol kgSW-1)
CO3Carbonate concentration micromoles per kilogram seawater (umol kgSW-1)
DICDissolved inorganic carbon concentration for tank micromoles per kilogram seawater (umol kgSW-1)
TATotal alkalinity for tank micromoles per kilogram seawater (umol kgSW-1)
omega_argoniteAragonite saturation state for a given tank dimensionless
omega_calciteCalcite saturation state for a given tank dimensionless
siteLocation of experiment; MCR is shorthand for Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research site unitless
latLatitude of sampling location decimal degrees
lonLongitude of sampling location; west is negative decimal degrees


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Instruments

Dataset-specific Instrument Name
Mettler DGi-115 pH electrode
Generic Instrument Name
pH Sensor
Dataset-specific Description
 Mettler DGi-115 pH electrode, which was calibrated with TRIS buffers [SOP 6a (Dickson et al. 2007)]
Generic Instrument Description
An instrument that measures the hydrogen ion activity in solutions. The overall concentration of hydrogen ions is inversely related to its pH.  The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14 and indicates whether acidic (more H+) or basic (less H+). 

Dataset-specific Instrument Name
certified digital thermometer
Generic Instrument Name
digital thermometer
Dataset-specific Description
Temperatures of each tank were measured daily using a certified digital thermometer (Fisher Scientific, 15-007-8, ±0.05 C)
Generic Instrument Description
An instrument that measures temperature digitally.


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Deployments

MCR_Edmunds

Website
Platform
Richard B Gump Research Station - Moorea LTER
Start Date
2010-01-01
End Date
2016-12-31
Description
Ongoing studies on corals


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Project Information

Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research site (MCR LTER)


Coverage: Island of Moorea, French Polynesia


From http://www.lternet.edu/sites/mcr/ and http://mcr.lternet.edu/:
The Moorea Coral Reef LTER site encompasses the coral reef complex that surrounds the island of Moorea, French Polynesia (17°30'S, 149°50'W). Moorea is a small, triangular volcanic island 20 km west of Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. An offshore barrier reef forms a system of shallow (mean depth ~ 5-7 m), narrow (~0.8-1.5 km wide) lagoons around the 60 km perimeter of Moorea. All major coral reef types (e.g., fringing reef, lagoon patch reefs, back reef, barrier reef and fore reef) are present and accessible by small boat.

The MCR LTER was established in 2004 by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and is a partnership between the University of California Santa Barbara and California State University, Northridge. MCR researchers include marine scientists from the UC Santa Barbara, CSU Northridge, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, UC San Diego, CSU San Marcos, Duke University and the University of Hawaii. Field operations are conducted from the UC Berkeley Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station on the island of Moorea, French Polynesia.

MCR LTER Data: The Moorea Coral Reef (MCR) LTER data are managed by and available directly from the MCR project data site URL shown above.  The datasets listed below were collected at or near the MCR LTER sampling locations, and funded by NSF OCE as ancillary projects related to the MCR LTER core research themes.

This project is supported by continuing grants with slight name variations:
LTER: Long-Term Dynamics of a Coral Reef Ecosystem
LTER: MCR II - Long-Term Dynamics of a Coral Reef Ecosystem
LTER: MCR IIB: Long-Term Dynamics of a Coral Reef Ecosystem
LTER: MCR III: Long-Term Dynamics of a Coral Reef Ecosystem
LTER: MCR IV: Long-Term Dynamics of a Coral Reef Ecosystem


Collaborative Research: Ocean Acidification and Coral Reefs: Scale Dependence and Adaptive Capacity (OA coral adaptation)


Coverage: Moorea, French Polynesia


Extracted from the NSF award abstract:

This project focuses on the most serious threat to marine ecosystems, Ocean Acidification (OA), and addresses the problem in the most diverse and beautiful ecosystem on the planet, coral reefs. The research utilizes Moorea, French Polynesia as a model system, and builds from the NSF investment in the Moorea Coral Reef Long Term Ecological Research Site (LTER) to exploit physical and biological monitoring of coral reefs as a context for a program of studies focused on the ways in which OA will affect corals, calcified algae, and coral reef ecosystems. The project builds on a four-year NSF award with research in five new directions: (1) experiments of year-long duration, (2) studies of coral reefs to 20-m depth, (3) experiments in which carbon dioxide will be administered to plots of coral reef underwater, (4) measurements of the capacity of coral reef organisms to change through evolutionary and induced responses to improve their resistance to OA, and (5) application of emerging theories to couple studies of individual organisms to studies of whole coral reefs. Broader impacts will accrue through a better understanding of the ways in which OA will affect coral reefs that are the poster child for demonstrating climate change effects in the marine environment, and which provide income, food, and coastal protection to millions of people living in coastal areas, including in the United States. 

This project focuses on the effects of Ocean Acidification on tropical coral reefs and builds on a program of research results from an existing 4-year award, and closely interfaces with the technical, hardware, and information infrastructure provided through the Moorea Coral Reef (MCR) LTER. The MCR-LTER, provides an unparalleled opportunity to partner with a study of OA effects on a coral reef with a location that arguably is better instrumented and studied in more ecological detail than any other coral reef in the world. Therefore, the results can be both contextualized by a high degree of ecological and physical relevance, and readily integrated into emerging theory seeking to predict the structure and function of coral reefs in warmer and more acidic future oceans. The existing award has involved a program of study in Moorea that has focused mostly on short-term organismic and ecological responses of corals and calcified algae, experiments conducted in mesocosms and flumes, and measurements of reef-scale calcification. This new award involves three new technical advances: for the first time, experiments will be conducted of year-long duration in replicate outdoor flumes; CO2 treatments will be administered to fully intact reef ecosystems in situ using replicated underwater flumes; and replicated common garden cultivation techniques will be used to explore within-species genetic variation in the response to OA conditions. Together, these tools will be used to support research on corals and calcified algae in three thematic areas: (1) tests for long-term (1 year) effects of OA on growth, performance, and fitness, (2) tests for depth-dependent effects of OA on reef communities at 20-m depth where light regimes are attenuated compared to shallow water, and (3) tests for beneficial responses to OA through intrinsic, within-species genetic variability and phenotypic plasticity. Some of the key experiments in these thematic areas will be designed to exploit integral projection models (IPMs) to couple organism with community responses, and to support the use of the metabolic theory of ecology (MTE) to address scale-dependence of OA effects on coral reef organisms and the function of the communities they build.

The following publications and data resulted from this project:

Comeau S, Carpenter RC, Lantz CA, Edmunds PJ. (2016) Parameterization of the response of calcification to temperature and pCO2 in the coral Acropora pulchra and the alga Lithophyllum kotschyanum. Coral Reefs 2016. DOI 10.1007/s00338-016-1425-0.
calcification rates (2014)
calcification rates (2010)

Comeau, S., Carpenter, R.C., Edmunds, P.J.  (2016) Effects of pCO2 on photosynthesis and respiration of tropical scleractinian corals and calcified algae. ICES Journal of Marine Science doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsv267.
respiration and photosynthesis I
respiration and photosynthesis II

Evensen, N.R. & Edmunds P. J. (2016) Interactive effects of ocean acidification and neighboring corals on the growth of Pocillopora verrucosa. Marine Biology, 163:148. doi: 10.1007/s00227-016-2921-z
coral growth
seawater chemistry
coral colony interactions



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Program Information

Long Term Ecological Research network (LTER)


Coverage: United States


adapted from http://www.lternet.edu/

The National Science Foundation established the LTER program in 1980 to support research on long-term ecological phenomena in the United States. The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network is a collaborative effort involving more than 1800 scientists and students investigating ecological processes over long temporal and broad spatial scales. The LTER Network promotes synthesis and comparative research across sites and ecosystems and among other related national and international research programs. The LTER research sites represent diverse ecosystems with emphasis on different research themes, and cross-site communication, network publications, and research-planning activities are coordinated through the LTER Network Office.

LTER site location map

2017 LTER research site map obtained from https://lternet.edu/site/lter-network/


Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability NSF-Wide Investment (SEES): Ocean Acidification (formerly CRI-OA) (SEES-OA)


Coverage: global


NSF Climate Research Investment (CRI) activities that were initiated in 2010 are now included under Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability NSF-Wide Investment (SEES). SEES is a portfolio of activities that highlights NSF's unique role in helping society address the challenge(s) of achieving sustainability. Detailed information about the SEES program is available from NSF (https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504707).

In recognition of the need for basic research concerning the nature, extent and impact of ocean acidification on oceanic environments in the past, present and future, the goal of the SEES: OA program is to understand (a) the chemistry and physical chemistry of ocean acidification; (b) how ocean acidification interacts with processes at the organismal level; and (c) how the earth system history informs our understanding of the effects of ocean acidification on the present day and future ocean.

Solicitations issued under this program:
NSF 10-530, FY 2010-FY2011
NSF 12-500, FY 2012
NSF 12-600, FY 2013
NSF 13-586, FY 2014
NSF 13-586 was the final solicitation that will be released for this program.

PI Meetings:
1st U.S. Ocean Acidification PI Meeting(March 22-24, 2011, Woods Hole, MA)
2nd U.S. Ocean Acidification PI Meeting(Sept. 18-20, 2013, Washington, DC)
3rd U.S. Ocean Acidification PI Meeting (June 9-11, 2015, Woods Hole, MA – Tentative)

NSF media releases for the Ocean Acidification Program:

Press Release 10-186 NSF Awards Grants to Study Effects of Ocean Acidification

Discovery Blue Mussels "Hang On" Along Rocky Shores: For How Long?

Discovery nsf.gov - National Science Foundation (NSF) Discoveries - Trouble in Paradise: Ocean Acidification This Way Comes - US National Science Foundation (NSF)

Press Release 12-179 nsf.gov - National Science Foundation (NSF) News - Ocean Acidification: Finding New Answers Through National Science Foundation Research Grants - US National Science Foundation (NSF)

Press Release 13-102 World Oceans Month Brings Mixed News for Oysters

Press Release 13-108 nsf.gov - National Science Foundation (NSF) News - Natural Underwater Springs Show How Coral Reefs Respond to Ocean Acidification - US National Science Foundation (NSF)

Press Release 13-148 Ocean acidification: Making new discoveries through National Science Foundation research grants

Press Release 13-148 - Video nsf.gov - News - Video - NSF Ocean Sciences Division Director David Conover answers questions about ocean acidification. - US National Science Foundation (NSF)

Press Release 14-010 nsf.gov - National Science Foundation (NSF) News - Palau's coral reefs surprisingly resistant to ocean acidification - US National Science Foundation (NSF)

Press Release 14-116 nsf.gov - National Science Foundation (NSF) News - Ocean Acidification: NSF awards $11.4 million in new grants to study effects on marine ecosystems - US National Science Foundation (NSF)



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Funding

Funding SourceAward
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE)
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE)

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