Main Title |
Effects of Turbidity on Calcification Rate, Protein Concentration and the Free Amino Acid Pool of the Coral 'Acropora cervicornis'. |
Author |
Kendall, J. J. ;
Powell, E. N. ;
Connor, S. J. ;
Bright, T. J. ;
Zastrow, C. E. ;
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CORP Author |
Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Dept. of Oceanography.;Environmental Research Lab., Gulf Breeze, FL. |
Year Published |
1985 |
Report Number |
EPA-R-806793; EPA/600/J-85/151; |
Stock Number |
PB86-101086 |
Additional Subjects |
Turbidity ;
Coral ;
Calcification ;
Stress(Physiology) ;
Water pollution ;
Proteins ;
Amino acids ;
Kaolin ;
Exposure ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Recovery ;
Metabolism ;
Reprints ;
Acropora ceruicornis
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB86-101086 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
15p |
Abstract |
Calcification rate in the coral Acropora cervicornis was reduced significantly when exposed for 24 h to 100-ppm kaolin, but was unchanged in corals exposed to 50-ppm kaolin. Calcification rate returned to control levels during a 48-hr recovery period. Most free amino acids (FAA) in the FAA pool decreased significantly in corals exposed to 100-ppm kaolin, but were unchanged in corals exposed to 50-ppm kaolin. After a 48-h recovery period, the FAA pool remained considerably below control levels in the 100-ppm exposed corals and dropped below control levels in the 50-ppm exposed corals. Calcification rate dropped less and later during the exposure period in the growing tip than in sections further down the stalk. (Copyright (c) Springer-Verlag 1985.) |