Community production modulates coral reef pH and the sensitivity of ecosystem calcification to ocean acidification

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 745-761

  DeCarlo, Thomas M ^a,b   Cohen, Anne L ^a   Wong, George T F ^c,d   Shiah, Fuh Kwo ^d   Lentz, Steven J ^a   Davis, Kristen A ^e   Shamberger, Kathryn E F ^f   Lohmann, Pat ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Old Dominion University   (United States)

^d RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

calcification; coral bleaching; coral reef; ocean acidification; photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ATOLL; BENTHOS; CALCIFICATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL BLEACHING; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; OCEAN ACIDIFICATION; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PRATAS ISLANDS; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 85011283136     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016JC012326     Document Type: Article

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