Seawater carbonate chemistry and coral skeletal growth, tissue cover and respiration

In this study, a nine-month aquaria experiment was conducted on the CWC Dendrophyllia cornigera from the NW Iberian Shelf (NE Atlantic Ocean). The aim was to assess the individual and combined effects of elevated temperature (12 vs. 15 °C), low pH (~ 7.99 vs. 7.69 pHT) and low oxygen (~ 6.4 vs. 4.7 mL L−1), based on the IPCC RCP 8.5 scenario. During the experiment, coral survival, skeletal growth, tissue cover and respiration were monitored as response variables.