Dataset: Average measured temperature, salinity, TA, DIC, dO18, and d13C; Average calculated pCO2, pH, carbonate ion concentration, bicarbonate ion concentration, dissolved CO2, and aragonite saturation state.

This dataset has not been validatedPreliminary and in progressVersion 1 (2017-12-17)Dataset Type:Unknown

Principal Investigator: Justin B. Ries (Northeastern University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Megan Switzer (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)


Project: A combined boron isotope, pH microelectrode and pH-sensitive dye approach to constraining acid/base chemistry in the calcifying fluids of corals (CoralCalcifyFluid_pH)

Experimental results for echinoid calcification under different temperature and pCO2 concentrations. This dataset includes measured and calculated values of seawater chemistry. 

See also related datasets for echinoid calcification and stable isotopes. 
Echinoid calcification
Echinoid stable isotopes

Data are published in:

Courtney, T., Ries, J. B., 2015, Impact of atmospheric pCO2, seawater temperature, and calcification rate on the δ18O and δ13C composition of echinoid calcite (Echinometra viridis). Chemical Geology 411: 228-239. DOI: j.chemgeo.2015.06.030

and in 

Courtney, T., Ries, J. B., Westfield, I., 2013, CO2-induced ocean acidification impairs calcification in the tropical urchin Echinometra viridis, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 440: 169-175. doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.11.013

Please see manuscripts for complete methodology. 


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