Table 10.3. Indexes of biogeochemical metabolism in reef benthic communities: PI and Pn
- gross and net photosynthetic production; M, - respiration (all as gCm- 2 day-I); Gcalcification, kgCaC03 m- 2 year- I . (Data by Odum and Odum 1955; Odum 1956; Kohn
and Helfrich 1957; Odum et al. 1959; Gordon and Kelley 1962; Nair and Pillai 1972;
Quasim et al. 1972; Kinsey 1972, 1978, 1983; Smith Marsh 1973; Kinsey and Domm 1974;
Marsh) 1974; Hillis-Colinvaux 1974; Smith 1974, 1981; Smith and Jokiel 1975; Sournia
and Ricard 1976a; Wanders 1976a; Connor and Adey 1977; Kinsey and Davies 1979b;
Rogers 1979a; Sournia et al. 1981; Vooren 1981; Adey 1983; Propp et al. 1983; Murphey
and Kremer 1983; Atkinson and Grigg 1984; Barnes and Devereux 1984; Pichon and
Morrissey 1985; Pichon 1985; Jokiel and Morrissey 1986; Griffith et al. 1987)
Type of community Location
PI
M, Pn
P,/M, G
Mixed communities Rongelap atoll
6.0
6.0
0
1
of reef fiat
Enivetok atoll
9.6
9.6
0
1.0
including corals, One Tree ring reef
7.5
6.8
0.7 1.1
4.6
coralline algae,
Kawaratti atoll
6.2
2.5
3.7 2.5
and periphytic
Kauai reef, Hawaii
7.9
7.2
0.7 1.0
1.0
turfs
Lizard I., GBR
7.8
8.9 -1.1 0.9
4.6
Rib reef, GBR
8.8
7.6
4.2 1.2
3.5-10.0
Paletoai reef, Moorea I.
8.8
4.4
4.4 2.0
9.6
Galeta Point, Panama
21.4 10.0
11.4 2.1
Piti reef, Guam
7.2
3.3
3.9 2.2
Communities of fiat One Tree I. ring reef, GBR 9.0
7.5
1.5 1.2
4.0
and lagoon
Lizard I., GBR
7.0
6.7
0.3 1.0
2.4
dominated by
Jamaica (Halimeda)
4.0
1.7
2.3 2.3
macrophytes and Virgin I.
30.0 12.8
17.2 2.3
seagrasees
St. Croix
11.1
2.2
8.9 5.0
Kaneohe bay, Hawaii
19.6
4.3
15.3 4.2
Curac;ao I.
9.5
4.2
5.3 2.3
Florida (seegrass)
13.6
9.6
4.0 1.4
Enivetok atoll
11.6
6.0
5.6 1.9
Kawaratti atoll (seagrass)
12.9
9.5
3.4 1.4
Communities of
Oahu, Hawaii
14
24
-10
0.6
patch reefs and
Lizard I., GBR
14
12
2
1.2
5.0
rich growth of
Abrolhos I., West Australia 21
19.6
1.4 1.0
11.7
ramose corals in San Croix, Virgin I.
23
23
0
1.0
patchr-eef zones Moorea I.
17
17
0
1.0
0.5
and at upper
Barrier reef, Madagascar
19
11
8
1.7
1.9
zones of outer
El Mario reef, Puerto Pi co 16.8 14.2
2.6 1.2
reef slopes with
One Tree reef, GBR
20
18
2
1.1
4.6
weak to
moderate
turbulence.
Lagoons
San Croix, Virgin I.
7.1
6.3
0.8 1.1
San Cristobal, Puerto Rico
2
3
-1
0.7
Phantom bank, Timor Sea
4.0 15.9 -11.9 0.4
Enivetok atoll
6.0
6.0
0
1
Davis atoll
5.2
5.8 -0.6 0.9
One Tree reef, GBR (sand) 2.3
3.6 -1.3 0.6
One Tree reef (corals)
9.0
7.5
1.5 1.2
Clipperton atoll
8.6
8.0
0.6 1.1
Minkoy atoll, Adamant I.
3.9 17.2 -13.3 0.2
Whole reef systems French Frigate atoll
3.56 3.2
0.36 1.1
6.5
Canton atoll
6.0
5.9
0.1 1.0
0.5
Takapoto atoll
4.0
4.0
0
1.0
One Tree ring reef
3.8
3.6
0.2 1.0
1.5
Lizard. I. fringing reef
3.2
3.2
0
1.0
1.8
- gross and net photosynthetic production; M, - respiration (all as gCm- 2 day-I); Gcalcification, kgCaC03 m- 2 year- I . (Data by Odum and Odum 1955; Odum 1956; Kohn
and Helfrich 1957; Odum et al. 1959; Gordon and Kelley 1962; Nair and Pillai 1972;
Quasim et al. 1972; Kinsey 1972, 1978, 1983; Smith Marsh 1973; Kinsey and Domm 1974;
Marsh) 1974; Hillis-Colinvaux 1974; Smith 1974, 1981; Smith and Jokiel 1975; Sournia
and Ricard 1976a; Wanders 1976a; Connor and Adey 1977; Kinsey and Davies 1979b;
Rogers 1979a; Sournia et al. 1981; Vooren 1981; Adey 1983; Propp et al. 1983; Murphey
and Kremer 1983; Atkinson and Grigg 1984; Barnes and Devereux 1984; Pichon and
Morrissey 1985; Pichon 1985; Jokiel and Morrissey 1986; Griffith et al. 1987)
Type of community Location
PI
M, Pn
P,/M, G
Mixed communities Rongelap atoll
6.0
6.0
0
1
of reef fiat
Enivetok atoll
9.6
9.6
0
1.0
including corals, One Tree ring reef
7.5
6.8
0.7 1.1
4.6
coralline algae,
Kawaratti atoll
6.2
2.5
3.7 2.5
and periphytic
Kauai reef, Hawaii
7.9
7.2
0.7 1.0
1.0
turfs
Lizard I., GBR
7.8
8.9 -1.1 0.9
4.6
Rib reef, GBR
8.8
7.6
4.2 1.2
3.5-10.0
Paletoai reef, Moorea I.
8.8
4.4
4.4 2.0
9.6
Galeta Point, Panama
21.4 10.0
11.4 2.1
Piti reef, Guam
7.2
3.3
3.9 2.2
Communities of fiat One Tree I. ring reef, GBR 9.0
7.5
1.5 1.2
4.0
and lagoon
Lizard I., GBR
7.0
6.7
0.3 1.0
2.4
dominated by
Jamaica (Halimeda)
4.0
1.7
2.3 2.3
macrophytes and Virgin I.
30.0 12.8
17.2 2.3
seagrasees
St. Croix
11.1
2.2
8.9 5.0
Kaneohe bay, Hawaii
19.6
4.3
15.3 4.2
Curac;ao I.
9.5
4.2
5.3 2.3
Florida (seegrass)
13.6
9.6
4.0 1.4
Enivetok atoll
11.6
6.0
5.6 1.9
Kawaratti atoll (seagrass)
12.9
9.5
3.4 1.4
Communities of
Oahu, Hawaii
14
24
-10
0.6
patch reefs and
Lizard I., GBR
14
12
2
1.2
5.0
rich growth of
Abrolhos I., West Australia 21
19.6
1.4 1.0
11.7
ramose corals in San Croix, Virgin I.
23
23
0
1.0
patchr-eef zones Moorea I.
17
17
0
1.0
0.5
and at upper
Barrier reef, Madagascar
19
11
8
1.7
1.9
zones of outer
El Mario reef, Puerto Pi co 16.8 14.2
2.6 1.2
reef slopes with
One Tree reef, GBR
20
18
2
1.1
4.6
weak to
moderate
turbulence.
Lagoons
San Croix, Virgin I.
7.1
6.3
0.8 1.1
San Cristobal, Puerto Rico
2
3
-1
0.7
Phantom bank, Timor Sea
4.0 15.9 -11.9 0.4
Enivetok atoll
6.0
6.0
0
1
Davis atoll
5.2
5.8 -0.6 0.9
One Tree reef, GBR (sand) 2.3
3.6 -1.3 0.6
One Tree reef (corals)
9.0
7.5
1.5 1.2
Clipperton atoll
8.6
8.0
0.6 1.1
Minkoy atoll, Adamant I.
3.9 17.2 -13.3 0.2
Whole reef systems French Frigate atoll
3.56 3.2
0.36 1.1
6.5
Canton atoll
6.0
5.9
0.1 1.0
0.5
Takapoto atoll
4.0
4.0
0
1.0
One Tree ring reef
3.8
3.6
0.2 1.0
1.5
Lizard. I. fringing reef
3.2
3.2
0
1.0
1.8