Temperate and tropical brown macroalgae thrive, despite decalcification, along natural CO 2 gradients

Global Change Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2792-2803

  Johnson, Vivienne R ^a,b   Russell, Bayden D ^c   Fabricius, Katharina E ^d   Brownlee, Colin ^b   Hall Spencer, Jason M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcification; Ocean acidification; Photosynthesis; Temperate and tropical coastal ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACIDIFICATION; BROWN ALGA; CALCIFICATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COASTAL WATER; ECHINODERM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; MACROALGA; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POPULATION DECLINE; ROCKY SHORE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

ALGAE; ECHINOIDEA; PADINA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 84864598629     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02716.x     Document Type: Article

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