Mineralogy of Deep-Sea Coral Aragonites as a Function of Aragonite Saturation State

In an ocean with rapidly changing chemistry, studies have assessed coral skeletal health under projected ocean acidification (OA) scenarios by characterizing morphological distortions in skeletal architecture and measuring bulk properties, such as net calcification and dissolution. Few studies offer...

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Main Authors: Gabriela A. Farfan, Erik E. Cordes, Rhian G. Waller, Thomas M. DeCarlo, Colleen M. Hansel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00473/full