Calcification reduction and recovery in native and non-native Mediterranean corals in response to ocean acidification

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 438, Issue , 2012, Pages 144-153

  Movilla, Juancho ^a   Calvo, Eva ^a   Pelejero, Carles ^a,b   Coma, Rafel ^c   Serrano, Eduard ^a,c   Fernández Vallejo, Pilar ^a   Ribes, Marta ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^c CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cladocora caespitosa; Coral calcification; Mediterranean coral; Ocean acidification; Oculina patagonica; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; CALCIFICATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLONY; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CORAL; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; PH; ZOOXANTHELLA;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; CLADOCORA CAESPITOSA; OCULINA PATAGONICA;

EID: 84868500732     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.09.014     Document Type: Article

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