pH Variability Exacerbates Effects of Ocean Acidification on a Caribbean Crustose Coralline Alga

pH Variability Exacerbates Effects of Ocean Acidification on a Caribbean Crustose Coralline Alga

Crustose coralline algae (CCA) are among the most sensitive marine taxa to the pH changes predicted with ocean acidification (OA). However, many CCA exist in habitats where diel cycles in pH can surpass near-future OA projections. The prevailing theory that natural variability increases the toleranc...

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Main Authors: Maggie D. Johnson, Lucia M. Rodriguez Bravo, Shevonne E. O’Connor, Nicholas F. Varley, Andrew H. Altieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
calcification
diel variability
global change
Lithophyllum congestum
pH
photophysiology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00150/full

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