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. 2013 Feb 13;3(3):676–693. doi: 10.1002/ece3.475

Table 3.

Comparison of Lithophyllum cabiochae net production and calcification versus irradiance curve parameters of the four treatments in summer and winter

P-values from ANOVAs

400 T 400 T + 3 700 T 700 T + 3 pCO2 temperature pCO2 × temperature
Summer
O2
Pgmax 1.16 ± 0.07a 1.35 ± 0.03ab 1.50 ± 0.04b 1.20 ± 0.07a 0.121 0.372 <0.001
Pnmax 0.90 ± 0.05a 1.05 ± 0.02ab 1.18 ± 0.04b 0.94 ± 0.08a 0.113 0.388 0.001
α 0.039 ± 0.002a 0.037 ± 0.002ab 0.034 ± 0.003ab 0.029 ± 0.001b 0.002 0.068 0.458
Ek 30 ± 1a 37 ± 2ab 45 ± 3b 43 ± 3b <0.001 0.384 0.063
Ec 6.9 ± 0.5a 8.4 ± 0.6ab 9.6 ± 0.4b 9.3 ± 0.2b <0.001 0.157 0.054
-CO2
Pgmax 1.11 ± 0.08a 1.27 ± 0.04ab 1.40 ± 0.06b 1.12 ± 0.04a 0.212 0.331 0.001
Pnmax 0.84 ± 0.06a 0.96 ± 0.02ab 1.09 ± 0.07b 0.83 ± 0.03a 0.210 0.180 0.001
α 0.038 ± 0.002a 0.038 ± 0.002a 0.033 ± 0.002ab 0.030 ± 0.001b 0.002 0.336 0.445
Ek 29 ± 1a 33 ± 1ab 43 ± 3c 38 ± 2bc <0.001 0.960 0.019
Ec 7.0 ± 0.4a 8.1 ± 0.3ab 9.3 ± 0.2b 9.8 ± 0.6b <0.001 0.076 0.456
CaCO3
Gmax 0.42 ± 0.02ab 0.50 ± 0.02bc 0.57 ± 0.02c 0.40 ± 0.01a 0.139 0.040 <0.001
α 0.008 ± 0.002a 0.007 ± 0.001a 0.015 ± 0.002b 0.007 ± 0.001a 0.020 0.012 0.040
Ek 46 ± 9nd 37 ± 4nd 28 ± 3nd 33 ± 2nd 0.055 0.743 0.232
Winter
O2
Pgmax 0.52 ± 0.04a 0.71 ± 0.05b 0.49 ± 0.05a 0.54 ± 0.01ab 0.029 0.012 0.110
Pnmax 0.43 ± 0.04ab 0.61 ± 0.04b 0.41 ± 0.05a 0.43 ± 0.01ab 0.021 0.025 0.068
α 0.050 ± 0.002ab 0.056 ± 0.005a 0.038 ± 0.003b 0.037 ± 0.003b <0.001 0.446 0.391
Ek 10 ± 1nd 13 ± 1nd 13 ± 1nd 15 ± 1nd 0.038 0.038 0.607
Ec 1.7 ± 0.1a 1.9 ± 0.2a 2.0 ± 0.1a 2.8 ± 0.2b <0.001 0.005 0.074
-CO2
Pgmax¥ 0.43 ± 0.03a 0.64 ± 0.04b 0.44 ± 0.05a 0.48 ± 0.01ab 0.099 0.006 0.097
Pnmax 0.37 ± 0.02a 0.57 ± 0.04b 0.37 ± 0.05a 0.38 ± 0.01a 0.023 0.012 0.020
α 0.048 ± 0.004nd 0.056 ± 0.005nd 0.038 ± 0.005nd 0.040 ± 0.002nd 0.009 0.257 0.395
Ek 9 ± 0nd 12 ± 1nd 12 ± 1nd 12 ± 1nd 0.041 0.023 0.135
Ec 1.3 ± 0.2a 1.3 ± 0.2a 1.9 ± 0.2ab 2.5 ± 0.3b 0.001 0.191 0.191
CaCO3
Gmax¥ 0.05 ± 0.00a 0.12 ± 0.01b 0.10 ± 0.01b 0.11 ± 0.01b 0.012 <0.001 <0.001
α 0.005 ± 0.001a 0.011 ± 0.001b 0.007 ± 0.001ab 0.005 ± 0.001a 0.115 0.123 0.002
Ek 8 ± 2a 9 ± 1a 13 ± 2ab 18 ± 2b <0.001 0.079 0.228

Pgmax, Pnmax, and Gmax, maximal rate of gross production, net production and net calcification, respectively (μmol O2, C, and CaCO3 cm−2 h−1), α, initial slope of P-E or G-E curve (μmol cm−2 h−1 (μmol photons m−2s−1)−1), Ek, light saturating point, and Ec, compensation point (both in units of μmol photons m−2s−1).

Values are means ± SE (n = 5 except for the 700 T + 3 treatment in winter where n = 4). P-values from the two-way ANOVAs (df = 1,16 in summer and 1,15 in winter) are shown at right. Bold type indicates Bonferroni-adjusted significance (P < 0.025). Different subscripts (a, b, and c) indicate significant difference between treatments (P < 0.025, Tukey HSD post hoc tests); nd, no difference. Transformed data are indicated: ¥ log (x).