Coralline algal calcification: A morphological and process-based understanding.

RESEARCH PURPOSE AND FINDINGS:Coralline algae are key biological substrates of many carbonate systems globally. Their capacity to build enduring crusts that underpin the formation of tropical reefs, rhodolith beds and other benthic substrate is dependent on the formation of a calcified thallus. Howe...

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Main Authors: Merinda C Nash, Guillermo Diaz-Pulido, Adela S Harvey, Walter Adey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221396