Table 6. Summary of studies investigating the effects of temperature and pCO2 on larval rates of oxygen consumption for P. damicornis larvae.
Study | Location | Species, Reproductive mode | Day of release | Treatment conditions | Length of exposure | O2 consumption (nmol O2 larva−1 min−1) | Effect of pCO2 | Effect of T | Effect of Day | Interaction(s) |
Cumbo et al. (2013) [48] | Taiwan | Pocillopora damicornis, brooder | Near peak-release(4 days) | 25, 29°C;400, 750 µatm pCO2 | 1 d | 0.068–0.262 | Mostly NS, but few - | Mostly+ | Yes | T x Day,CO2 x T x Day |
Cumbo et al. (2013) [62] | Taiwan | P. damicornis, brooder | Peak-release only (1 day) | 24, 31°C;488, 851 µatm pCO2 † | 1–5 d | 0.077–0.188† | NS | + | N/A | T x Incubation time |
Putnam et al. (2013) [63] | Taiwan | P. damicornis, brooder | Near peak-release (1 day) | 24, 29°C415, 635 µatm pCO2 | 9 d | 0.035–0.129 | NS | – | N/A | NS |
This study | Moorea, French Polynesia | P. damicornis, brooder | Peak-release and after(3 days) | 28, 30°C450, 950 µatm pCO2 | 0.25 d | 0.083–0.139 | - | + | Yes | NS |
Nakamura et al. (2011) [60] | Sesoko Island, Okinawa Island, Japan | Acropora digitifera, BS | N/A | 26°C; 350, 1400, 2500 µatm pCO2 | 3, 7 d | 0.002–0.005 | NS, - | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Albright and Langdon (2011) [59] | Summerland Key, Florida, USA | Porites astreoides, BS | N/A | 26°C; 380, 560, 800 µatm pCO2 | 1–2 d | 0.015–0.033 | − | N/A | N/A | N/A |
This table highlights comparisons of study location, study species (BS = broadcast spawner), release days of larvae used, duration of incubations (d = days), treatment conditions, metabolic rates, and presence/directionality of main effects and interactions (NS = not significant). †Units have been converted to match other studies.