Growth rates of six coccolithophorid strains as a function of temperature

Buitenhuis, Erik T., Pangerc, Tanja, Franklin, Daniel J., Le Quéré, Corinne and Malin, Gill (2008) Growth rates of six coccolithophorid strains as a function of temperature. Limnology and Oceanography, 53 (3). pp. 1181-1185. ISSN 1939-5590

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Abstract

We determined growth rates of six coccolithophorid strains (five species) as a function of temperature. We grew four strains (three species: Emiliania huxleyi, Gephyrocapsa oceanica, and two strains of Calcidiscus leptoporus) at six temperatures between 6°C and 25°C, Coccolithus braarudii at four temperatures, and Syracosphaera pulchra at two temperatures. The growth rates were to a large extent consistent with the biogeographical distributions of these species. C. braarudii grows relatively fast at low temperatures, the two strains of C. leptoporus have temperature optima of 12°C and 20°C, E. huxleyi has an optimum at 20°C, and the growth rate of G. oceanica (and S. pulchra) increases up to the highest tested temperature of 25°C. This shows that maximum growth rate is an important factor in controlling distribution in the ocean, but it is not the only one.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Biology Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Marine Knowledge Exchange Network
Depositing User:	Rosie Cullington
Date Deposited:	25 Feb 2011 10:27
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2025 03:32
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/24818
DOI:	10.4319/lo.2008.53.3.1181

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