Fig. 1: Variation in light conditions and maximum photochemical yield of PSII (Fv/Fm) throughout the experiment. | Communications Biology

Fig. 1: Variation in light conditions and maximum photochemical yield of PSII (Fv/Fm) throughout the experiment.

From: Evaluation of the current understanding of the impact of climate change on coral physiology after three decades of experimental research

Fig. 1

a Variation in irradiance (µmol quanta m−2 s−1), in black, and in diurnal light exposure (mol quanta m−2 d−1), in yellow, at the level of the experimental coral nubbins, over the experimental period. Variation in Fv/Fm for: b Pseudodiploria strigosa; c Orbicella faveolata; d Montastraea cavernosa; and e Orbicella annularis, exposed to four treatments: CT-COA—ambient temperature-ambient pH; CT-OA—ambient temperature-low pH; HT-COA—high temperature-ambient pH; HT-OA—high temperature-low pH. Values displayed are the mean ± SE of four replicates (n = 4). The horizontal bars at the bottom of the figure illustrate the beginning and end of each 10-day treatment. Empty circles represent the values for each sample.

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