Progressive changes in coral reef communities with increasing ocean acidification

Data from the Upa Upasina CO2 seep benthic gradients manuscript. Here we established 37 monitoring sites along a gradient of increasing CO2, from ambient areas adjacent to the seep into areas of dense seeping activity. Carbon chemistry was charcterised at each station and a series of surveys were conducted to characterise the benthos. We conducted point intercept photosurveys of reef communities and collected algal samples for biomass estimates.

Upa Upasina CO₂渗漏底栖梯度研究手稿相关数据。本研究沿CO₂浓度递增梯度设置了37个监测点，范围从渗漏区附近的正常环境区域延伸至渗漏活动密集区域。我们对每个监测点的碳化学特征进行了分析，并开展了一系列调查以明确底栖生物（benthos）的特征。我们对珊瑚礁群落进行了点截线照片调查（point intercept photosurveys），并采集藻类样本以估算生物量。