Effects of variable daily light integrals and elevated CO.sub.2 on the adult and juvenile performance of two Acropora corals

• Published in: Marine biology Vol. 169; no. 1
• Main Authors: Noonan, Sam H. C, DiPerna, Stephanie, Hoogenboom, Mia O, Fabricius, Katharina E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Animal development; Biological research; Biology, Experimental; Carbon dioxide; Environmental aspects; Photobiology; Physiological aspects; Australia

Reef-building corals are subject to multi-day periods of reduced light and progressive ocean acidification. We experimentally assessed how adult and early post-settlement Acropora tenuis and A. hyacinthus corals responded to contrasting daily light integrals (DLI) and to multi-day variability in DLI...