Coral Calcification Rates by the Buoyant Weight Technique: Effects of Alizarin Staining

Richard E. Dodge; Sheila C. Wyers; H. R. Frith; Anthony H. Knap; S. R. Smith; C. B. Cook; T. D. Sleeter

doi:10.1016/0022-0981(84)90167-9

Coral Calcification Rates by the Buoyant Weight Technique: Effects of Alizarin Staining

Richard E. Dodge
, Sheila C. Wyers
, H. R. Frith
, Anthony H. Knap
, S. R. Smith
, C. B. Cook
, T. D. Sleeter

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Abstract

The buoyant weight method has been used in a laboratory experiment over an 18-day period to assess effects of alizarin staining on the calcification rate of the hermatypic coral Diploria strigosa (Dana). Exposure of corals to a concentration of 10 mg/l alizarin for 24 h in a flow-through system caused a significant depression in calcification for a period of up to 6 days. It is suggested that such initial calcification depressions after staining could affect absolute growth measurements and cause synergistic effects with experimental manipulation of environmental conditions unless an appropriate recovery period is allowed.

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
Volume	75
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(84)90167-9
State	Published - Mar 1 1984

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Dodge, Richard E., Sheila C. Wyers, H. R. Frith, Anthony H. Knap, S. R. Smith, C. B. Cook, and T. D. Sleeter. 1984. "Coral calcification rates by the buoyant weight technique: Effects of alizarin staining." Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology no. 75 (3):217-232. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(84)90167-9.

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Coral reefs

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Marine Biology
Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

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