Ash-Free-Dry-Mass and oxygen consumption of the juvenile cold-water coral Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) huinayensis exposed to increased sediment load

The table shows respiration data, dry mass, and ash-free dry mass (AFDM) of juvenile Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) huinayensis individuals exposed to a natural, a 100-, and 1000-times increased sediment concentration. Corals after a 12-week exposure experiment towards the three sediment concentrations ("long-term") and corals exposed to the natural and highest concentration only for the respiration experiment ("short-term"), were studied for respiration for 24 hours. Mean oxygen consumption rate of C. huinayensis was determined by closed-chamber respirometry. The values have been corrected for the volume of the incubation vessels, the background respiration and the AFDM of the animals and calculated to mg O2/AFDM/day.