Biologi Laut | Terumbu Karang

Romanus E Prabowo

Faktor Lingkungan Yang Mempengaruhi

Hewan Karang dan Terumbu Karang
Romanus E Prabowo

Faktor Lingkungan untuk Pertumbuhan Terumbu

Karang Sehat

Perairan laut tropis yang hangat

Salinitas air laut normal
Radiasi matahari
Nutrient anorganik yang rendah
Turbiditas rendah
Sedimentasi rendah
Gerakan air yang kuat

Spektrum Radiasi Elektromagnetik

PAR Photosyntetic Active Radiation

The spectral range (wave
band) of solar radiation from
400 to 700 nanometers that
photosynthetic organisms
are able to use in the
process of photosynthesis

Absorbsi cahaya dalam Lautan

Light Intensity
decreases with depth
100 meter = depth limit of hermatypic corals primarily a result
of the overall reduction in light
many studies have focused upon how changing light
intensities with depth affect the photosynthesis of
zooxanthellae of corals

Absorbsi cahaya dalam Lautan

Spectral Characteristics
red wavelengths absorbed more readily by water than blue
wavelenths
blue light penetrates deepest in the oceans
the change in the spectral characteristics of light with depth
likely to influence plant photosynthesis
less work has been done to understand the influence of the
spectral distribution of light on zooxanthellae photosynthesis
in corals

Absorbsi cahaya dalam Lautan

Absorbsi cahaya dalam Lautan

Produktivitas Primer
The rate of production of organic matter by autotrophs
Photosynthesis
6CO2 + 6H2O = C6H12O6 + 6O2

Produktivitas Primer

Photoadaptation in Corals
Changes in pigment concentrations and algal densities in
response to light intensity

Photoadaptation in Corals

Absorption of Ultraviolet Radiation by the

Earths Atmsophere

Absorption of Ultraviolet Radiation by the

Earths Atmsophere
damage to DNA resulting
in mutations
damage to other
biological molecules
o proteins: enzyme
inactivation
o lipids: disruption of cell
membranes and
membrane transport
systems

Absorption of Ultraviolet Radiation by the

Earths Atmsophere

Ultraviolet Absorbing Compounds in Corals

mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs)
MAAs apparently produced by zooxanthellae but stored in
the animal tissues
concentrations greater in shallow water corals than in deeper
ones
transplation experiments demonstrate adaptional changes in
pigment concentrations
positively buoyant eggs exhibit higher concentrations of
pigments than do negatively buoyant eggs

Corals and UV Radiation