Coral macrobioerosion is accelerated by ocean acidification and nutrients

Geology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 7-10

  DeCarlo, Thomas M ^a   Cohen, Anne L ^a   Barkley, Hannah C ^a   Cobban, Quinn ^b   Young, Charles ^c   Shamberger, Kathryn E ^a,e   Brainard, Russell E ^c   Golbuu, Yimnang ^d  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b Falmouth Academy   (United States)

^c PACIFIC ISLANDS FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d Palau International Coral Reef Center   (Palau)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; REEFS; SEAWATER;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN; CORAL SKELETON; HIGH NUTRIENTS; NATURAL GRADIENT; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; OCEAN ACIDIFICATIONS; SATURATION STATE; SURFACE OCEAN;

NUTRIENTS;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOEROSION; CALCIFICATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CORAL REEF; DISSOLUTION; EROSION RATE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SEAWATER;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; PORITES;

EID: 84920430253     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G36147.1     Document Type: Article

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