Coral larvae under ocean acidification: survival, metabolism, and metamorphosis.

Ocean acidification may negatively impact the early life stages of some marine invertebrates including corals. Although reduced growth of juvenile corals in acidified seawater has been reported, coral larvae have been reported to demonstrate some level of tolerance to reduced pH. We hypothesize that...

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Main Authors: Masako Nakamura, Shun Ohki, Atsushi Suzuki, Kazuhiko Sakai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3022010?pdf=render