Enhanced acidification of global coral reefs driven by regional biogeochemical feedbacks

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 5538-5546

  Cyronak, Tyler ^a   Schulz, Kai G ^a   Santos, Isaac R ^a   Eyre, Bradley D ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

anthropogenic changes; carbon dioxide; climate change; coastal processes; coral reefs; ocean acidification

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; OCEANOGRAPHY; REEFS;

ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGES; ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; COASTAL PROCESS; CORAL REEF; CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS; OCEAN ACIDIFICATIONS; ORGANIC MATTER INPUTS; ANTHROPOGENIC CO; COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS; LONG-TERM EFFECTS;

REEFS; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANTHOZOA;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COASTAL ZONE; CORAL REEF; DISSOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; MARINE POLLUTION; OPEN OCEAN;

EID: 84905303755     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL060849     Document Type: Article

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