Benthic foraminifera show some resilience to ocean acidification in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 452-462

  Pettit, L R ^a   Hart, M B ^a   Medina Sanchez A N ^b   Smart, C W ^a   Rodolfo Metalpa, R ^a   Hall Spencer, J M ^a   Prol Ledesma, R M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Gulf of California; Ocean acidification; Vent systems

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFIED SEAWATERS; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; CARBON CAPTURE STORAGE; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; OCEAN ACIDIFICATIONS; SPECIES ASSEMBLAGE; VENT SYSTEMS;

ACIDIFICATION; CARBON DIOXIDE;

SEAWATER EFFECTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; SEA WATER;

ACIDIFICATION; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CARBON DIOXIDE; MORTALITY; PH; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEAWATER; VENTING;

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BENTHOS; BULIMINA MARGINATA; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DISSOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EPISTOMINELLA BRADYANA; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; NONIONELLA BASISPINATA; OCEAN ACIDIFICATION; PH; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER POLLUTION;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; OCEAN ACIDIFICATION; VENT SYSTEMS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEM; FORAMINIFERA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEXICO; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; WAGNER BASIN;

BULIMINA MARGINATA; EPISTOMINELLA BRADYANA; FORAMINIFERA; NONIONELLA BISISPINATA;

EID: 84883456047     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.02.011     Document Type: Article

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