Table 1 Summary of seawater chemistry parameters measured (*) and calculated (**) for the ocean acidification experiment, represented as the mean and standard deviation (between brackets) of measurements taken daily (for 5 days) for the three experimental replicates.

From: Calcareous sponges can synthesize their skeleton under short-term ocean acidification

 

Temperature (°C)*

pH (total)*

Salinity*

Alkalinity (µmol kg−1)*

pCO2 (µatm)**

Ω calcite**

Control

24 (2)

8.11 (0.05)

36 (1)

2359 (22)

327 (47)

5.92 (0.58)

Low pH

24 (2)

7.56 (0.07)

36 (1)

2351 (32)

1430 (260)

2.06 (0.34)