Volcanic carbon dioxide vents show ecosystem effects of ocean acidification

Nature

Volumn 454, Issue 7200, 2008, Pages 96-99

  Hall Spencer, Jason M ^a   Rodolfo Metalpa, Riccardo ^a   Martin, Sophie ^b   Ransome, Emma ^a   Fine, Maoz ^c,d   Turner, Suzanne M ^e   Rowley, Sonia J ^a   Tedesco, Dario ^f,g   Buia, Maria Cristina ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS Université de Paris 6   (France)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^f SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^g CNR   (Italy)

^h STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ABUNDANCE; ACIDIFICATION; ALGA; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE; CORAL; GASTROPOD; SEAGRASS; SEAWATER;

ACIDIFICATION; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLCANO;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; ECHINOIDEA; GASTROPODA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 46449113551     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07051     Document Type: Article

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