Ocean acidification weakens the structural integrity of coralline algae

Global Change Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2804-2812

  Ragazzola, Federica ^a,b   Foster, Laura C ^a,b   Form, Armin ^b   Anderson, Philip S L ^a   Hansteen, Thor H ^b   Fietzke, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coralline algae; Long term experiments; Ocean acidification; Structural changes

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ACIDIFICATION; BENTHOS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORALLINE ALGA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PH; SATURATION; SEAWATER; SURVIVAL;

ALGAE; LITHOTHAMNION GLACIALE;

EID: 84864595930     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02756.x     Document Type: Article

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