Perennial growth of hermatypic corals at Rottnest Island, Western Australia (32°S)

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Claire L RossMalcolm T McCulloch

Abstract

To assess the viability of high latitude environments as coral refugia, we report measurements of seasonal changes in seawater parameters (temperature, light, and carbonate chemistry) together with calcification rates for two coral species, Acropora yongei and Pocillopora damicornis from the southernmost geographical limit of these species at Salmon Bay, Rottnest Island (32°S) in Western Australia. Changes in buoyant weight were normalised to colony surface areas as determined from both X-ray computed tomography and geometric estimation. Extension rates for A. yongei averaged 51 ± 4 mm y(-1) and were comparable to rates reported for Acroporid coral at other tropical and high latitude locations. Mean rates of calcification for both A. yongei and P. damicornis in winter were comparable to both the preceding and following summers despite a mean seasonal temperature range of ∼6 °C (18.2°-24.3 °C) and more than two-fold changes in the intensity of downwelling light. Seasonal calcification rates for A. yongei (1.31-2.02 mg CaCO3 cm(-2) d(-1)) and P. damicornis (0.34-0.90 mg CaCO3 cm(-2) d(-1)) at Salmon Bay, Rottnest Island were comparable to rates from similar taxa in more tropical environments; however, they appeared to decline sha...Continue Reading

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Apr 4, 2017·Global Change Biology·Christopher E CornwallMalcolm T McCulloch
Jun 30, 2018·Global Change Biology·Steeve ComeauMalcolm T McCulloch
Jul 18, 2019·Proceedings. Biological Sciences·Shelby E McIlroyDavid M Baker
Sep 25, 2019·Ecological Applications : a Publication of the Ecological Society of America·Daniela M CeccarelliDavid H Williamson
May 26, 2018·Proceedings. Biological Sciences·Claire L RossMalcolm T McCulloch
Jun 9, 2020·Journal of Environmental Management·Richard D EvansDamian P Thomson

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