Effect of aragonite saturation, temperature, and nutrients on the community calcification rate of a coral reef

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Silverman, Jacob ^a,b   Lazar, Boaz ^a   Erez, Jonathan ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); CARBONATES; NUTRIENTS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ARAGONITE; CALCIFICATION; CORAL REEF; GROWTH RATE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 36549028417     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003770     Document Type: Article

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