Table 1 Data from the semi-closed lagoon of Bouraké (L1, L2), and adjacent reference reef sites (R1, R2).
From: Reef-building corals thrive within hot-acidified and deoxygenated waters
Physico-chemical variables | Values | February 2016 | March 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | L1 | R2 | L2 | ||
pHT | mean (±s.e.) | 8.03 (0.01) | 7.62 (0.02) | 7.94 (0.01) | 7.55 (0.01) |
max. | 8.08 | 7.91 | 8.05 | 7.87 | |
min. | 7.97 | 7.24 | 7.79 | 7.31 | |
Temperature (°C) | mean (±s.e.) | 29.0 (0.03) | 30.9 (0.90) | 28.1 (0.03) | 28.4 (0.06) |
max. | 29.9 | 33.1 | 30.2 | 30.8 | |
min. | 28.1 | 28.1 | 26.6 | 25.9 | |
Oxygen (mg L−1) | mean (±s.e.) | 6.48 (0.04) | 4.38 (0.08) | 6.38 (0.04) | 4.47 (0.06) |
max. | 7.17 | 5.92 | 8.68 | 6.97 | |
min. | 5.34 | 2.28 | 4.33 | 1.80 | |
Salinity | mean (±s.e.) | 35.4 (0.02) | 36.2 (0.07) | 34.2 (0.03) | 34.4 (0.02) |
A T (µmol kg−1) | mean (±s.e.) | 2306 (7.13) | 2268 (5.48) | 2246 (5.84) | 2272 (7.41) |
Ωarg | mean (±s.e.) | 3.76 (0.02) | 2.02 (0.07) | 2.99 (0.02) | 1.47 (0.02) |
pCO2 (µatm) | mean (±s.e.) | 413 (2.91) | 1399 (67.89) | 527 (3.51) | 1531 (23.59) |
HCO3 − (µmol kg−1) | mean (±s.e.) | 1730 (2.85) | 1398 (10.58) | 1788 (2.26) | 2048 (3.10) |
CO3 2− (µmol kg−1) | mean (±s.e.) | 233 (1.14) | 124 (4.27) | 185 (0.90) | 91 (1.25) |
