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The influences of diurnal variability and ocean acidification on the bioerosion rates of two reef-dwelling Caribbean sponges, including buoyant weight measurements and tank pH conditions from 2021-06-14 to 2021-07-20 (NCEI Accession 0260004)

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We evaluated the influence of diurnal carbonate chemistry variability on the bioerosion rates of two Caribbean sponges: the zooxanthellate Cliona varians and azooxanthellate Cliothosa delitrix. Sponge samples were exposed to four precisely-controlled pH treatments: contemporary static (8.05 ± 0.00; mean pH ± diurnal pH oscillation), contemporary variable (8.05 ± 0.10), future OA static (7.80 ± 0.00), and future OA variable (7.80 ± 0.10). Tank pH conditions measured throughout the entirety of the experiment are provided in the "fullExperiment_pHData.xlsx" file. Significantly enhanced bioerosion rates, determined using buoyant weight measurements, were observed under more variable conditions in both the contemporary and OA scenarios for C. varians, whereas the same effect was only apparent under contemporary pH conditions for C. delitrix. Buoyant weight data is provided in the "Buoyant_Weight_Data_Submission.xlsx" file.

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0260004 ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - MASS BIOEROSION INVERTEBRATE SPECIES pH SALINITY WATER TEMPERATURE calipers temperature probe chemical laboratory analyses physical NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) CORAL REEF STUDIES Coastal Waters of Florida Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary North Atlantic Ocean oceanography DOC/NOAA/OAR/AOML > Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Numeric Data Sets > Bioerosion Numeric Data Sets > Chemistry EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Sponges EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Erosion > Bioerosion EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Macroinvertebrates EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Carbonate EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Ocean Acidification EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > pH EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY buoyant weight diameter height mass TEMPERATURE PROBES > TEMPERATURE PROBES Calculated calibrated analytical scale, Ohaus densitometer (DMA 5000M) low-drift Durafet pH electrodes (Honeywell) temperature probe (Digi-Sense) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Cheeca Rocks (24N080W0009) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Upper Florida Keys (24N080W0018) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Cheeca Rocks (24N080W0009) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Upper Florida Keys > Upper Florida Keys (24N080W0018) OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO Florida Keys - Cheeca Rocks 32BR7L

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