Reduced calcification and lack of acclimatization by coral colonies growing in areas of persistent natural acidification

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 27, 2013, Pages 11044-11049

  Crook, Elizabeth D ^a   Cohen, Anne L ^b   Rebolledo Vieyra, Mario ^c   Hernandez, Laura ^c   Paytan, Adina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Caribbean corals acidic springs; Reef framework

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORAL; EROSION; NONHUMAN; PH; PORITES ASTREOIDES; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARIBBEAN CORALS ACIDIC SPRINGS; REEF FRAMEWORK;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SEAWATER;

ANTHOZOA; PORITES; PORITES ASTREOIDES;

EID: 84879730267     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1301589110     Document Type: Article

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