Table 1 Experimental parameters.

From: Nitrate fertilisation does not enhance CO2 responses in two tropical seagrass species

pCO2 treatment

Nutrient

Measured parameters

Calculated parameters

Nutrient levels

DIC (μmol kg−1 SW)

AT (μmol kg−1 SW)

pH(NIST)

Temperature(°C)

Salinity

pCO2 (μatm)

HCO3 (μmol kg−1 SW)

CO2 (μmol kg−1 SW)

CO32−(μmol kg−1 SW)

NH4+ (μΜ)

PO43− (μΜ)

NO3(μΜ)

Control

1945.8 (9.59)

2234.8 (4.71)

8.01 (0.01)

28.47 (0.55)

34.74 (0.13)

435 (12.44)

1721.7 (13.66)

11.3 (0.42)

187.3 (2.45)

0.78 (0.37)

0.05 (0.02)

0.39 (0.25)

Control

+

1937.8 (9.49)

2233.8 (5.96)

8.02 (0.01)

28.53 (0.49)

34.74 (0.13)

422 (15.07)

1710.4 (14.13)

10.9 (0.43)

192.3 (2.02)

0.67 (0.32)

0.04 (0.02)

1.98 (0.34)

Intermediate

2045.8 (12.22)

2238.8 (5.25)

7.83 (0.04)

28.63 (0.76)

34.74 (0.13)

731 (78.43)

1875.5(21.95)

19.0 (2.09)

129.4 (13.06)

0.55 (0.18)

0.04 (0.02)

0.24 (0.13)

Intermediate

+

2047.4 (12.88)

2238.3 (4.76)

7.82 (0.05)

28.80 (0.72)

34.74 (0.13)

738 (88.59)

1877.4 (24.40)

19.1 (2.33)

131.0 (12.94)

0.60 (0.29)

0.04 (0.02)

1.80 (0.23)

High

2135.0 (18.95)

2240.4 (4.89)

7.63 (0.04)

28.70 (0.61)

34.74 (0.13)

1235 (129.49)

2001.1(22.17)

32.0 (3.15)

92.9 (5.91)

0.76 (0.55)

0.05 (0.02)

0.29 (0.16)

High

+

2130.6 (14.89)

2239.9 (5.20)

7.64 (0.04)

28.73 (0.58)

34.74 (0.13)

1190 (110.60)

1994.7 (18.18)

30.8 (2.67)

87.8 (4.85)

0.54 (0.18)

0.04 (0.02)

1.71 (0.68)

  1. Values are given as mean ± S.D. Carbonate system parameters were calculated using measured values of total alkalinity (AT), total dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), temperature and salinity on CO2calc software52.