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The distribution process of trace elements between coral aragonite skeletons and seawater is a key link to control the incorporating of trace elements in seawater into coral skeletons. The distribution coefficient (KD) characterizing this distribution process is often used to reconstruct the contents of trace elements in seawater in time series. Lacking of in situ research on corals and seawater, the limited knowledge related to the distribution behavior of trace elements between coral aragonite skeletons and seawater seriously hindered our acquisition of accurate chemical quantitative data on seawater. In this study we selected two typical reef-building coral species (Goniastrea retiformis and Platygyra yaeyamaensis) and five trace elements (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd and Cr) in the surrounding in-situ surface seawater of Weizhou Island in the northern South China Sea, and estimated the distribution coefficients of these trace elements between the coral aragonite skeleton and seawater. Results revealed that the KD value of G. retiformis for Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, Cr was 3.65, 0.57, 1.06, 0.88, 0.66 respectively; the KD value of P. yaeyamaensis was 3.49, 0.97, 1.42, 1.01, 0.60 respectively. We found a significant difference among different coral species in the KD values of Cu, Zn, Pb and Cd, but no significant difference for Cr. The results indicate that the KD values of trace elements are affected by the Rayleigh fractionation, which is related to the numerical values of KD. The study provided relatively accurate KD values for coral aragonite skeleton and seawater, represented important basic data for future research on coral reefs, and expanded our knowledge of chemical signature in biogenic lattices associated with marine organism.
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| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |
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