Effects of increased pCO2 on zinc uptake and calcification in the tropical coral Stylophora pistillata |
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| Authors: | F Houlbrèque R Rodolfo-Metalpa R Jeffree F Oberh?nsli J-L Teyssié F Boisson K Al-Trabeen C Ferrier-Pagès |
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| Institution: | (1) Environment Laboratories, International Atomic Energy Agency, 4 Quai Antoine 1er, Monaco, 98000, Principality of Monaco;(2) Institut de Recherche pour le D?veloppement, U227 CoR?Us2, BP A5, 98848 Noum?a, New Caledonia, France;(3) Marine Science Station, Jordan University Aqaba, BO Box 195, Aqaba, Jordan;(4) Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Avenue Saint Martin, Monaco, 98000, Principality of Monaco |
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| Abstract: | Zinc (Zn) is an essential element for corals. We investigated the effects of ocean acidification on zinc incorporation, photosynthesis,
and gross calcification in the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata. Colonies were maintained at normal pHT (8.1) and at two low-pH conditions (7.8 and 7.5) for 5 weeks. Corals were exposed to 65Zn dissolved in seawater to assess uptake rates. After 5 weeks, corals raised at pHT (8.1) exhibited higher 65Zn activity in the coral tissue and skeleton, compared with corals raised at a lower pH. Photosynthesis, photosynthetic efficiency,
and gross calcification, measured by 45Ca incorporation, were however unchanged even at the lowest pH. |
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