Effect of Ammonium Enrichment on Respiration, Zooxanthellar Densities, and Pigment Concentrations in Two Species of Hawaiian Corals

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1994-07
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Stambler, Noga
Cox, Evelyn F.
Vago, Razi
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University of Hawaii Press
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Small branch tips or "nubbins" of two species of Hawaiian corals, Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus) and Montipora verrucosa Vaughan, were exposed to four ammonium concentrations, ammonium-stripped < 2 uM), ambient (~2 uM), and two enriched (20 uM and 50 uM) in microcosm tanks. Nubbins represent replicates of a single coral colony. We examined the effect of ammonium enrichment on zooxanthellar densities, pigment concentrations, and respiration rates of the nubbins. Nubbins of both P. damicornis and M. verrucosa showed a trend of increased pigment concentration with elevated ammonium concentration. Pocillopora damicornis increased from 9.3 ug chlorophyll a cm-2 in the ammonium-stripped treatment to 24.8 ug cm-2 in the 50-uM ammonium treatment. Similarly, M. verrucosa increased from 1.9 to 19.4 ug chlorophyll a cm-2. There were no significant differences in algal densities, pigment concentrations per cell, pigment ratios, or respiration rates.
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Stambler N, Cox EF, Vago R. 1994. Effect of ammonium enrichment on respiration, zooxanthellar densities, and pigment concentrations in two species of Hawaiian corals. Pac Sci 48(3): 284-290.
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