Caribbean-wide decline in carbonate production threatens coral reef growth

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Perry, Chris T ^a   Murphy, Gary N ^a   Kench, Paul S ^b   Smithers, Scott G ^c   Edinger, Evan N ^d   Steneck, Robert S ^e   Mumby, Peter J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIC ACID; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACCRETION; CARBONATE; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GROWTH RATE; HOLOCENE; POPULATION DECLINE;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CORAL REEF; DETERIORATION; GROWTH; HABITAT; HOLOCENE; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; TIME;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CARBONATES; CARIBBEAN REGION; CORAL REEFS; GEOGRAPHY; TIME FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876582819     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2409     Document Type: Article

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