Effect of ocean acidification and pH fluctuations on the growth and development of coralline algal recruits, and an associated benthic algal assemblage

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2015, Pages

  Roleda, Michael Y ^a,c   Cornwall, Christopher E ^a,d   Feng, Yuanyuan ^a,e   McGraw, Christina M ^a,f   Smith, Abigail M ^a   Hurd, Catriona L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; MAGNESIUM CARBONATE;

ACIDIFICATION; ADULT ANIMAL; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTHROCARDIA CORYMBOSA; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORALLINE ALGA; DIATOM; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MACROALGA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PH; SEA; BROWN ALGA; CARBON CYCLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYTOPLANKTON;

CARBON CYCLE; DIATOMS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHAEOPHYTA; PHYTOPLANKTON;

EID: 84948945671     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140394     Document Type: Article

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