JAMSTEC Report of Research and Development
Online ISSN : 2186-358X
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Long-term culture experiment of Porites under light-controlled conditions:
Analyses of skeletal δ13C and photosynthetic parameters
Takanori SatohTamano OmataAtsushi SuzukiKayo MinoshimaEriko NomaruAkio MurakamiShohei MurayamaHodaka KawahataTadashi Maruyama
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2011 Volume 11 Pages 43-58

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Reef-building corals are susceptible to environmental stresses such as high water temperature and strong light intensity. Growth-ring formation and isotopic compositions of coral skeletons are known to be affected by various environmental factors. To understand the effect of light on skeletogenesis of corals, we conducted a long-term indoor culture experiment of Porites under different light conditions and analyzed the correlation between the carbon isotope fractionation and the photosynthetic parameters of the symbiotic alga. Here, we report the detailed protocols about over 500-day coral culture and biological and geochemical analyses.
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© 2011 Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
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