Impacts of ocean acidification in naturally variable coral reef flat ecosystems

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Shaw, Emily C ^a   McNeil, Ben I ^a   Tilbrook, Bronte ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CARBONATION; OCEANOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL REEF; CORAL REEF CALCIFICATION; DIURNAL VARIABILITY; FUTURE LABORATORY; GREAT BARRIER REEF; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; IN-SITU STUDY; MARINE CARBONATES; MESOCOSMS; NATURAL VARIABILITY; OPEN OCEAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; PRE-INDUSTRIAL; SATURATION STATE;

REEFS;

ARAGONITE; CALCIFICATION; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; MESOCOSM; OPEN OCEAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION DECLINE;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84859142707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007655     Document Type: Article

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