Two laboratory experiments were completed using Porites lutea and Montipora aequituberculata from back and fringing reef habitats. First, in Moorea, French Polynesia, we evaluated the efficacy of linear extension as a dependent variable characterizing the response of corals in competitive encounters, as well as a means to test for an effect of elevated pCO2 on linear extension. Second, at Sesoko Island, Okinawa, we applied the techniques developed in Moorea to test the effects of elevated pCO2 on the ability of corals to compete with one another for space.
Related Reference:
Evensen, Nicolas R., Peter J. Edmunds, Kazuhiko Sakai. Effects of pCO2 on spatial competition between the corals Montipora aequituberculata and Porites lutea. MEPS 541:123-134 (2015) doi:10.3354/meps11512.
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Edmunds, P. J., Carpenter, R. (2016) Linear growth of individual Montipora and Porites corals competing for space in Moorea, French Polynesia during 2010 (OA Corals project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 2016-03-10) Version Date 2016-03-10 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/640126 [access date]
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