Ocean acidification reduces growth and calcification in a marine dinoflagellate.

Ocean acidification is considered a major threat to marine ecosystems and may particularly affect calcifying organisms such as corals, foraminifera and coccolithophores. Here we investigate the impact of elevated pCO2 and lowered pH on growth and calcification in the common calcareous dinoflagellate...

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Main Authors: Dedmer B Van de Waal, Uwe John, Patrizia Ziveri, Gert-Jan Reichart, Mirja Hoins, Appy Sluijs, Björn Rost
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3679017?pdf=render