Coral Reefs and Ocean Acidification

Coral reefs were one of the first ecosystems to be recognized as vulnerable to ocean acidification. To date, most scientific investigations into the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs have been related to the reefs’ unique ability to produce voluminous amounts of calcium carbonate. It has...

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Main Authors: Joan A. Kleypas, Kimberly K. Yates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2009-12-01
Series:Oceanography
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Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/issues/issue_archive/issue_pdfs/22_4/22-4_kleypas.pdf