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Taddei, Dorothée; Bucas, G; Clavier, Jacques; Cuet, Pascale; Frouin, P (2007): Seawater carbonate chemistry and community calcification during Reunion Island coral reef community study, 2007 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.721964, Supplement to: Taddei, D et al. (2007): Carbon fluxes at the water-sediment interface in Reunion Island fringing reef. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, 6(2), 137-146, hdl:10013/epic.35511.d001

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Abstract:
To assess the contribution of soft-bottoms to the carbon cycle in coral reefs, the net community production (p) was measured in winter at 3 stations on La Saline inner reef flat (Reunion Island). Changes in pH and total alkalinity at different irradiances (I) were assessed using benthic chambers (0.2 m2) during a 1-h incubation. Mean grain size, the silt and clay load and chlorophyll a content of the sediments were analysed in each chamber. Daily community production (P), gross community production (Pg) and community respiration (R) were estimated from p-I curves and daily irradiance variations (PAR, 400-700 nm). Sediment characteristics and chlorophyll a contents did not differ between the three sites, except for the silt and clay fraction at one station. R being higher than Pg (84.88 ± 7.36 and -62.29 ± 3.34 mmolC m-2 d-1 respectively), P value reached 22.59 ± 5.66 mmolC m-2 d-1. The sediments were therefore heterotrophic with a mean Pg/R lower than 1 (0.74 ± 0.05) and appear to be a carbon source. Our data suggested the importance of the degradation process in the functioning of near-reef sediments.
Keyword(s):
Benthos; Calcification/Dissolution; Coast and continental shelf; Entire community; Field observation; Indian Ocean; Soft-bottom community; Tropical
Project(s):
European network of excellence for Ocean Ecosystems Analysis (EUR-OCEANS)
European Project on Ocean Acidification (EPOCA)
Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC)
Funding:
Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), grant/award no. 211384: European Project on Ocean Acidification
Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), grant/award no. 511106: European network of excellence for Ocean Ecosystems Analysis
Coverage:
Date/Time Start: 2003-09-20T12:29:00 * Date/Time End: 2004-08-10T17:27:00
Event(s):
Taddei_etal_07 * Method/Device: Experiment (EXP)
Comment:
In order to allow full comparability with other ocean acidification data sets, the R package seacarb (Lavigne and Gattuso, 2011) was used to compute a complete and consistent set of carbonate system variables, as described by Nisumaa et al. (2010). In this dataset the original values were archived in addition with the recalculated parameters (see related PI).
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
2Sample IDSample IDTaddei, Dorothée
3SalinitySalTaddei, DorothéeYSI 6920 salinity/conductivity/temperature meter
4Temperature, waterTemp°CTaddei, DorothéeYSI 6920 salinity/conductivity/temperature meter
5Radiation, photosynthetically activePARµmol/m2/sTaddei, DorothéePAR sensor LI-1400, LI-COR Inc.
6Carbonate system computation flagCSC flagNisumaa, Anne-MarinCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
7pHpHTaddei, DorothéepH, Electrode
8Alkalinity, totalATmmol(eq)/lTaddei, DorothéeAlkalinity, potentiometric
9Alkalinity, totalATµmol/kgTaddei, DorothéeCalculatedOriginal data in µEq/l, calculated using density
10Carbon, inorganic, dissolvedDICµmol/kgNisumaa, Anne-MarinCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
11Carbon dioxideCO2µmol/kgNisumaa, Anne-MarinCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
12Carbonate ion[CO3]2-µmol/kgNisumaa, Anne-MarinCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
13Bicarbonate ion[HCO3]-µmol/kgNisumaa, Anne-MarinCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
14Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air)pCO2water_SST_wetµatmNisumaa, Anne-MarinCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
15Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air)fCO2water_SST_wetµatmNisumaa, Anne-MarinCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
16Aragonite saturation stateOmega ArgNisumaa, Anne-MarinCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
17Calcite saturation stateOmega CalNisumaa, Anne-MarinCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
18Calcification rate of calcium carbonateCalc rate CaCO3mmol/m2/hTaddei, DorothéeAlkalinity anomaly technique (Smith and Key, 1975)
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
1292 data points

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