Partial offsets in ocean acidification from changing coral reef biogeochemistry

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-61

  Andersson, Andreas J ^a,b   Yeakel, Kiley L ^a   Bates, Nicholas R ^b   De Putron, Samantha J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CALCIFICATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PH; POLLUTION EFFECT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; SEAWATER;

EID: 84890960445     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2050     Document Type: Article

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