Carbon turnover and accumulation by coral reefs

High-precision measurements of changes in oxygen and various parameters of the CO2 system in sea water were used to monitor community metabolism in four Pacific coral reef systems. The reefs studied were One Tree Island and Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu Island, Hawaii and Johnston Island in the central Pacific Ocean.

This research was undertaken to gain further understanding of carbon fluxes through coral reef systems at an operational level.

Data was collected during November 1961 at Heron Island, and during September- November, 1967 at One Tree Island.

本研究通过对海水中氧气与二氧化碳（CO₂）体系各项参数的变化开展高精度测量，用以监测四个太平洋珊瑚礁生态系统的群落代谢状况。本次研究的礁体包括大堡礁上的一塔岛（One Tree Island）与蜥蜴岛（Lizard Island）、夏威夷州瓦胡岛的卡内奥赫湾（Kaneohe Bay），以及中太平洋的约翰斯顿岛（Johnston Island）。

本研究旨在从功能运作层面进一步明晰珊瑚礁生态系统的碳通量过程。

数据采集工作分别于1961年11月在赫伦岛（Heron Island）开展，以及1967年9月至11月期间在一塔岛进行。