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.

本研究通过高精度测定海水中氧气与二氧化碳（CO₂）系统各项参数的变化，对四个太平洋珊瑚礁生态系统的群落代谢进行监测。本次研究所覆盖的珊瑚礁点位包括大堡礁（Great Barrier Reef）上的一树人岛（One Tree Island）与蜥蜴岛（Lizard Island）、夏威夷州瓦胡岛（Oahu Island）的卡内奥赫湾（Kaneohe Bay），以及中太平洋的约翰斯顿岛（Johnston Island）。本研究旨在从实操层面进一步深化对珊瑚礁生态系统碳通量过程的认知。数据采集工作分别于1961年11月在苍鹭岛（Heron Island）、1967年9月至11月在一树人岛完成。