Risks to coral reefs from ocean carbonate chemistry changes in recent earth system model projections

Coral reefs are among the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world. Today they are threatened by numerous stressors, including warming ocean waters and coastal pollution. Here we focus on the implications of ocean acidification for the open ocean chemistry surrounding coral reefs, as estimated from e...

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Main Authors: K L Ricke, J C Orr, K Schneider, K Caldeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/034003