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グレートバリアリーフの珊瑚の化が減っている
Glenn De'ath1, Janice M Lough, Katharina E Fabricius
1Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia. g.death@aims.gov.au
まとめ
グレート・バリア・リーフのサンゴの化は1990年以来大幅に減少しており,これは400年間で前例のない傾向です. この研究では,海洋温度の上昇とアラゴナイトの飽和度の低下がサンゴの成長に影響を与えていることを示唆しています.
科学分野:
- マリン・バイオロジー マリン・バイオロジー
- 気候科学 気候科学
- 地質化学 地質化学
背景:
- リーフを形成するサンゴは,気候変動と海洋酸性化による生理学的ストレスに直面しています.
- 巨大なポライトサンゴは,重要なサンゴ礁の建設者であり,貴重な骨格記録を提供します.
研究 の 目的:
- グレートバリアリーフ (GBR) 全体のサンゴの化率の低下を調査する.
- 珊瑚の成長と海洋表面温度やアラゴニット飽和度などの環境要因との関係を分析する.
主な方法:
- GBRの69のサンゴ礁を横断した328の巨大なポライトサンゴコロニーの骨格記録を調査した.
- 歴史的な海面温度とアラゴニット飽和度データに関連して,カルシフィケーションと拡張率を分析した.
主要な成果:
- GBRのサンゴのカルシフィケーションは1990年以来14.2%減少しており,線形拡張は13.3%減少しています.
- この減少は,少なくとも過去400年間で前例のないものです.
- 石灰化は,大規模な海面温度と線形的な関係を示しているが,年間気温異常に対する非線形的な反応を示している.
結論:
- 観測されたサンゴのカルシフィケーションの深刻な低下は,温度ストレスの増加とアラゴニット飽和度の低下に関連している可能性が高い.
- これらの要因は,GBRサンゴのカルシウム炭酸を堆積する能力を低下させ,サンゴ礁の構造を脅かしている可能性があります.
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