Calcification responses of symbiotic and aposymbiotic corals to near-future levels of ocean acidification
Increasing the acidity of ocean waters will directly threaten calcifying marine organisms such as reef-building scleractinian corals, and the myriad of species that rely on corals for protection and sustenance. Ocean pH has already decreased by around 0.1 pH units since the beginning of the industri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/6807/2013/bg-10-6807-2013.pdf |