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Title: Effects of drilling fluids (muds) and turbidity on the metabolic state of the coral Acropora cervicornis: calcification rate and protein concentration

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:6109084

The effects of ten used drilling muds on coral health have been examined by monitoring changes in calcification rates and soluble tissue protein in the coral Acropora cervicornis. Exposure to 25-ppm (v/v) of one mud for 24 h reduced calcification rate in the growing tips by as much as 63%. Soluble tissue protein concentration dropped sig

OSTI ID:
6109084
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English