The physiological response of the deep-sea coral Solenosmilia variabilis to ocean acidification.

ABSTRACT: Several forms of calcifying scleractinian corals provide important habitat complexity in the deep-sea and are consistently associated with a high biodiversity of fish and other invertebrates. How these corals may respond to the future predicted environmental conditions of ocean acidification is poorly understood, but any detrimental effects on these marine calcifiers will have wider impacts on the ecosystem. Colonies of Solenosmilia variabilis, a protected deep-sea coral commonly occurring throughout the New Zealand region, were collected during a cruise in March 2014 from the Louisville Seamount Chain. Over a 12-month period, samples were maintained in temperature controlled (∼3.5 °C) continuous flow-through tanks at a seawater pH that reflects the region's current conditions (7.88

SUBMITTER: Gammon MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6055589 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature