scholarly journals Coupling Chemical and Biological Monitoring to Understand the Impact of Ocean Acidification on Coral Reef Ecosystems

Oceanography ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne Sutton ◽  
◽  
Derek Manzello ◽  
Brooke Gintert
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Ocean Acidification ◽  
Biological Monitoring ◽  
Coral Reef Ecosystems ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Assessing the impact of static and fluctuating ocean acidification on the behavior of Amphiprion percula

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew A. Vaughan ◽  
Danielle L. Dixson
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Ocean Acidification ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Amphiprion Percula ◽  
Behavioral Abnormalities ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Ground Truthing ◽  
Chemosensory Behavior ◽  
The Impact

AbstractCoral reef organisms are exposed to both an increasing magnitude of pCO2, and natural fluctuations on a diel scale. For coral reef fishes, one of the most profound effects of ocean acidification is the impact on ecologically important behaviors. Previous behavioral research has primarily been conducted under static pCO2 conditions and have recently come under criticism. Recent studies have provided evidence that the negative impacts on behavior may be reduced under more environmentally realistic, fluctuating conditions. We investigated the impact of both present and future day, static (500 and 1000 μatm) and diel fluctuating (500 ± 200 and 1000 ± 200 μatm) pCO2 on the lateralization and chemosensory behavior of juvenile anemonefish, Amphiprion percula. Our static experimental comparisons support previous findings that under elevated pCO2, fish become un-lateralized and lose the ability to discriminate olfactory cues. Diel-fluctuating pCO2 may aid in mitigating the severity of some behavioral abnormalities such as the chemosensory response, where a preference for predator cues was significantly reduced under a future diel-fluctuating pCO2 regime. This research aids in ground truthing earlier findings and contributes to our growing knowledge of the role of fluctuating conditions.

scholarly journals Kelimpahan Mikroplastik Pada Sedimen Ekosistem Terumbu di Taman Nasional Laut Karimunjawa

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Sakti Imam Muchlissin ◽  
Prastyo Abi Widyananto ◽  
Agus Sabdono ◽  
Ocky Karna Radjasa
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
National Park ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Initial Step ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Marine Biotechnology ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Coral Reef Ecosystems ◽  
The Impact

Eleven billion microplastic particles are entangled in coral reef ecosystems in the Asia - Pacific Region. The presence of microplastics in coral reef ecosystems in Indonesia, especially in the Karimunjawa Marine National Park, was found as many as 22.7 and 12.8 particles / kilogram samples in two locations. The presence of microplastics in coral reef ecosystems allows threats to the health of coral reefs. Therefore, the importance of this study is to complement the data on the distribution of microplastics in the Karimunjawa Marine National Park as an initial step for conservation and mitigation of the impact of plastic/ microplastic pollution. Sampling using purposive sampling method. Sediment collection using SCUBA set and sediment grab at a depth of 3 - 5 meters. ± 1000 g of sediment was taken and stored in double zip lock plastic. The samples were then analyzed by microplastics in the Tropical Marine Biotechnology Laboratory, FPIK UNDIP. The results showed that the greatest abundance of microplastics was in the Karang Tengah area with the number of microplastics 96 particles / kilogram, and the farthest in the Ujung Gelam and Lego was 11 particles / kilogram. Research shows that the abundance of microplastics in areas with human activities such as tourism, ports, and boat routes has a high abundance compared to conservation areas or areas with little human activity. It is hoped that the available data from this type of research will be able to produce decisions on conservation measures in Karimunjawa Marine National Park.  Sebelas miliar partikel mikroplastik terjerat pada ekosistem terumbu karang di Kawasan Asia – Pasifik. Keberadaan mikroplastik pada ekosistem terumbu karang di Indonesia, khususnya di Taman Nasional Laut Karimunjawa, ditemukan sebanyak 22,7 dan 12,8  partikel/kilogram sampel di dua lokasi. Keberadaan mikroplastik di ekosistem terumbu karang memungkinkan adanya ancaman terhadap kesehatan terumbu karang. Oleh karena itu pentingnya penelitian ini untuk melengkapi data sebaran mikroplastik di Kawasan Taman Nasional Laut Karimunjawa sebagai langkah awal konservasi dan mitigasi dari dampak polusi plastik/mikroplastik. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan metode purposive sampling. Pengambilan sedimen menggunakan SCUBA set dan sediment grab pada kedalaman 3 – 5 meter. Sedimen diambil ± 1000 gr dan disimpan dalam plastik double zip lock. Sampel kemudian dianalisis mikroplastik di laboratorium Tropical Marine Biotechnology, FPIK UNDIP. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa kelimpahan mikroplastik terbesar pada daerah karang tengah dengan jumlah mikroplastik 96 partikel/kilogram, dan terkecil pada perairan ujung gelam dan lego yaitu sebanyak 11 partikel/kilogram. Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kelimpahan mikroplastik didaerah dengan aktivitas manusia seperti pariwisata, pelabuhan, dan jalur kapal memiliki kelimpahan tinggi dibanding dengan daerah konservasi atau daerah dengan aktivitas manusia yang kecil. diharapkan dengan data yang tersedia dari penelitian sejenis ini, mampu menghasilkan keputusan terhadap langkah konservasi di Taman Nasional Laut Karimunjawa. 

scholarly journals Coral Reef Ecosystems under Climate Change and Ocean Acidification

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg ◽  
Elvira S. Poloczanska ◽  
William Skirving ◽  
Sophie Dove
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Ocean Acidification ◽  
Coral Reef Ecosystems

scholarly journals Groundwater and porewater as major sources of alkalinity to a fringing coral reef lagoon (Muri Lagoon, Cook Islands)

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 2467-2480 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Cyronak ◽  
I. R. Santos ◽  
D. V. Erler ◽  
B. D. Eyre
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Ocean Acidification ◽  
Sampling Site ◽  
Groundwater Discharge ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Total Alkalinity ◽  
Carbonate Chemistry ◽  
Reef Lagoon ◽  
Coral Reef Ecosystems ◽  
Coral Reef Lagoon

Abstract. To better predict how ocean acidification will affect coral reefs, it is important to understand how biogeochemical cycles on reefs alter carbonate chemistry over various temporal and spatial scales. This study quantifies the contribution of shallow porewater exchange (as quantified from advective chamber incubations) and fresh groundwater discharge (as traced by 222Rn) to total alkalinity (TA) dynamics on a fringing coral reef lagoon along the southern Pacific island of Rarotonga over a tidal and diel cycle. Benthic alkalinity fluxes were affected by the advective circulation of water through permeable sediments, with net daily flux rates of carbonate alkalinity ranging from −1.55 to 7.76 mmol m−2 d−1, depending on the advection rate. Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) was a source of TA to the lagoon, with the highest flux rates measured at low tide, and an average daily TA flux of 1080 mmol m−2 d−1 at the sampling site. Both sources of TA were important on a reef-wide basis, although SGD acted solely as a delivery mechanism of TA to the lagoon, while porewater advection was either a sink or source of TA dependent on the time of day. This study describes overlooked sources of TA to coral reef ecosystems that can potentially alter water column carbonate chemistry. We suggest that porewater and groundwater fluxes of TA should be taken into account in ocean acidification models in order to properly address changing carbonate chemistry within coral reef ecosystems.

scholarly journals Skeletal mineralogy of coral recruits under high temperature and <i>p</i>CO<sub>2</sub>

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1717-1722 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Foster ◽  
P. L. Clode
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Ocean Acidification ◽  
High Pco2 ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Calcite Precipitation ◽  
Ambient Seawater ◽  
The Past ◽  
Coral Reef Ecosystems ◽  
Combined Impact ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Aragonite, which is the polymorph of CaCO3 precipitated by modern corals during skeletal formation, has a higher solubility than the more stable polymorph calcite. This higher solubility may leave animals that produce aragonitic skeletons more vulnerable to anthropogenic ocean acidification. It is therefore important to determine whether scleractinian corals have the plasticity to adapt and produce calcite in their skeletons in response to changing environmental conditions. Both high pCO2 and lower Mg ∕ Ca ratios in seawater are thought to have driven changes in the skeletal mineralogy of major marine calcifiers in the past ∼ 540 Ma. Experimentally reduced Mg ∕ Ca ratios in ambient seawater have been shown to induce some calcite precipitation in both adult and newly settled modern corals; however, the impact of high pCO2 on the mineralogy of recruits is unknown. Here we determined the skeletal mineralogy of 1-month-old Acropora spicifera coral recruits grown under high temperature (+3 °C) and pCO2 (∼ 900 µatm) conditions, using X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. We found that newly settled coral recruits produced entirely aragonitic skeletons regardless of the treatment. Our results show that elevated pCO2 alone is unlikely to drive changes in the skeletal mineralogy of young corals. Not having an ability to switch from aragonite to calcite precipitation may leave corals and ultimately coral reef ecosystems more susceptible to predicted ocean acidification. An important area for prospective research would be the investigation of the combined impact of high pCO2 and reduced Mg ∕ Ca ratio on coral skeletal mineralogy.

scholarly journals Dampak Snorkeling Terhadap Persen Tutupan Terumbu Karang Di Pulau Gili Labak Sumenep Madura

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-161
Author(s):  
Insafitri Insafitri ◽  
Eka Nurahemma Ning Asih ◽  
Wahyu Andy Nugraha
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Coral Species ◽  
Coral Cover ◽  
Observation Time ◽  
Live Coral ◽  
Marine Tourism ◽  
Coral Reef Ecosystems ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The Impact

Wisata snorkeling terumbu karang di perairan pulau Gili Labak merupakan salah satu sektor wisata bahari yang sedang dikembangkan oleh pemerintah kebupaten Sumenep Madura sejak tahun 2014 hingga saat ini. Peningkatan jumlah wisatawan yang terjadi pada beberapa tahun terakhir dapat menimbulkan resiko tekanan dan kerusakan ekosistem terumbu karang di area snorkeling secara berkala. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dampak kegiatan wisatawan sebelum, selama dan sesudah snorkeling terhadap ekosistem terumbu karang yang dikaji dengan mengetahui jenis karang yang mendominasi, status persentase tutupan terumbu karang serta potensi Dampak Wisata Bahari (DWB) snorkeling di lokasi wisata snorkeling pulau Gili Labak Sumenep. Persentase penutupan lifeform karang pulau Gili Labak khususnya di area snorkelling didominasi oleh karang hidup sebanyak 74% dan unsur abiotik sebesar 22%. Jenis karang yang mendominasi pulau Gili Labak adalah Acropora Branching sebesar 19,88% dan Coral Foliose sebesar 10,25%. Selama waktu 6 minggu pengamatan terjadi penurunan total karang sebesar 0,64% yang termasuk kategori rusak ringan, dimana sebagian besar kerusakan terjadi pada karang dengan bentuk pertumbahan branching misalnya Acropora Submassive dan Coral Submassive. Penurunan persen tutupan karang yang tinggi terjadi setelah kegiatan snorkeling (after) yang dilakukan oleh wisatawan. Analisa potensi Dampak Wisata Bahari (DWB) snorkeling pada terumbu karang di perairan Gili Labak selama 6 minggu pengamatan masuk dalam kategori rendah yaitu berkisar 0,052% hingga 0,085%. Faktor penyebab kecilnya nilai presentase Dampak Wisata Bahari (DWB) ini diduga karena waktu pengamatan cenderung pendek dan jenis karang yang mendominasi yaitu Acropora. Acropora memiliki kemampuan regenerasi lebih cepat dibandingkan jenis lainnya.  The snorkeling activity around coral reefs in the waters of Gili Labak is one of the marine tourism sectors that is being developed by the Sumenep Madura district government since 2014. Increasing number of tourists that occurs in recent years pose a risk of pressure and damage to coral reef ecosystems in the snorkeling area. This study aims to determine the impact of tourist activities before, during and after snorkeling on coral reef ecosystems that are studied by knowing the type of dominated coral, the percentage status of coral cover and the potential Impact of snorkeling at the snorkeling sites of the island of Gili Labak Sumenep. The percentage of coral cover in the island of Gili Labak especially in the snorkelling area is dominated by live coral ( 74%) and abiotic elements by 22%. Coral species that dominate the island of Gili Labak are Acropora Branching at 19.88% and Coral Foliose at 10.25%. During the 6-week observation there was a decrease in live coral cover by 0.64% which was categorized as minor damage, most of the damage occurred to branching   Acropora, sub-massive Acropora and Coral Sub-massive. The high percent decrease in coral cover occurred after snorkeling conducted by tourists. Analysis of the potential impact of snorkeling on coral reefs in the waters of Gili Labak for 6 weeks of observation is in the low category, ranging from 0.052% to 0.085%. The factor causing the small impact of Marine Tourism is presumably because the observation time tends to be short and the dominant coral species is Acropora. Acropora has the ability to regenerate faster than other types.

scholarly journals Ocean acidification impacts in select Pacific Basin coral reef ecosystems

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 100584
Author(s):  
Marine Lebrec ◽  
Stephanie Stefanski ◽  
Ruth Gates ◽  
Sevil Acar ◽  
Yimmang Golbuu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Ocean Acidification ◽  
Pacific Basin ◽  
Coral Reef Ecosystems

Altered States: What Will Coral Reefs Look Like in the Future?

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 131-137
Author(s):  
Joanie A. Kleypas
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Ocean Acidification ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Altered States ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Future ◽  
Coral Reef Ecosystems ◽  
Bounce Back

Future environmental conditions for coral reefs are rapidly approaching states outside the ranges reefs have experienced for thousands to millions of years. Coral reef ecosystems, once thought to be robust to climate change because of their ability to bounce back after large scale physical impacts, have proven to be sensitive to both temperature rise and ocean acidification. Predicting what coral reefs will look like in the future is not an easy task, and one that is likely to be proven flawed. The discussion presented here is a starting point for those predictions, mostly from the perspective of reef building and ocean acidification.

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