Atmospheric dimethylsulphide production from corals in the Great Barrier Reef and links to solar radiation, climate and coral bleaching

Fischer, Esther; Jones, Graham

doi:10.21256/zhaw-3826

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dc.contributor.author	Fischer, Esther	-
dc.contributor.author	Jones, Graham	-
dc.date.accessioned	2018-07-04T14:00:17Z	-
dc.date.available	2018-07-04T14:00:17Z	-
dc.date.issued	2012	-
dc.identifier.issn	1573-515X	de_CH
dc.identifier.issn	0168-2563	de_CH
dc.identifier.uri	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/7566	-
dc.description	Erworben im Rahmen der Schweizer Nationallizenzen (http://www.nationallizenzen.ch)	de_CH
dc.description.abstract	Coral zooxanthellae contain high concentrations of dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP), the precursor of dimethylsulphide (DMS), an aerosol substance that could affect cloud cover, solar radiation and ocean temperatures. Acropora intermedia a dominant staghorn coral in the Indo-Pacific region, contain some of the highest concentrations of DMSP reported in the literature but no studies have shown that corals produce atmospheric DMS in situ and thus could potentially participate in sea surface temperature (SST) regulation over reefs; or how production varies during coral bleaching. We show that A. intermedia from the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) produces significant amounts of atmospheric DMS, in chamber experiments, indicating that coral reefs in this region could contribute to an ‘‘ocean thermostat’’ similar to that described for the western Pacific warm pool, where significantly fewer coral reefs have bleached during the last 25 years because of a cloud-SST feedback. However, when Acropora intermedia was stressed with higher light levels and seawater temperatures DMSP production, an indicator of zooxanthellae expulsion, increased markedly in the chamber, whilst atmospheric DMS emissions almost completely shut down. These results suggest that during increased light levels and seawater temperatures in the GBR coral shut-down atmospheric DMS aerosol production, potentially increasing solar radiation levels over reefs and exacerbating coral bleaching.	de_CH
dc.language.iso	en	de_CH
dc.publisher	Springer	de_CH
dc.relation.ispartof	Biogeochemistry	de_CH
dc.rights	Licence according to publishing contract	de_CH
dc.subject	Aerosol	de_CH
dc.subject	Coral bleaching	de_CH
dc.subject	Dimethylsulphide	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	577: Ökologie	de_CH
dc.title	Atmospheric dimethylsulphide production from corals in the Great Barrier Reef and links to solar radiation, climate and coral bleaching	de_CH
dc.type	Konferenz: Paper	de_CH
dcterms.type	Text	de_CH
zhaw.departement	Life Sciences und Facility Management	de_CH
zhaw.organisationalunit	Institut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen (IUNR)	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.21256/zhaw-3826	-
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s10533-012-9719-y	de_CH
zhaw.conference.details	5th International Symposium on Biological and Environmental Chemistry of DMS(P) and Related Compounds, Goa, India, 19-22 October 2010	de_CH
zhaw.funding.eu	No	de_CH
zhaw.issue	1–3	de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhaw	No	de_CH
zhaw.pages.end	46	de_CH
zhaw.pages.start	31	de_CH
zhaw.publication.status	publishedVersion	de_CH
zhaw.volume	110	de_CH
zhaw.publication.review	Peer review (Publikation)	de_CH
zhaw.title.proceedings	Special Issue of the 5th International Symposium on Biological and Environmental Chemistry of DMS(P) and Related Compounds, Goa, India, 19-22 October 2010	de_CH
zhaw.webfeed	Phytomedizin	de_CH
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Fischer, E., & Jones, G. (2012). Atmospheric dimethylsulphide production from corals in the Great Barrier Reef and links to solar radiation, climate and coral bleaching [Conference paper]. Biogeochemistry, 110(1–3), 31–46. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3826

Fischer, E. and Jones, G. (2012) ‘Atmospheric dimethylsulphide production from corals in the Great Barrier Reef and links to solar radiation, climate and coral bleaching’, in Biogeochemistry. Springer, pp. 31–46. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3826.

E. Fischer and G. Jones, “Atmospheric dimethylsulphide production from corals in the Great Barrier Reef and links to solar radiation, climate and coral bleaching,” in Biogeochemistry, 2012, vol. 110, no. 1–3, pp. 31–46. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-3826.

FISCHER, Esther und Graham JONES, 2012. Atmospheric dimethylsulphide production from corals in the Great Barrier Reef and links to solar radiation, climate and coral bleaching. In: Biogeochemistry. Conference paper. Springer. 2012. S. 31–46

Fischer, Esther, and Graham Jones. 2012. “Atmospheric Dimethylsulphide Production from Corals in the Great Barrier Reef and Links to Solar Radiation, Climate and Coral Bleaching.” Conference paper. In Biogeochemistry, 110:31–46. Springer. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3826.

Fischer, Esther, and Graham Jones. “Atmospheric Dimethylsulphide Production from Corals in the Great Barrier Reef and Links to Solar Radiation, Climate and Coral Bleaching.” Biogeochemistry, vol. 110, no. 1–3, Springer, 2012, pp. 31–46, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3826.