Impacts of food availability and <i>p</i>CO<sub>2</sub> on planulation, juvenile survival, and calcification of the azooxanthellate scleractinian coral <i>Balanophyllia elegans</i>

Ocean acidification, the assimilation of atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> by the oceans that decreases the pH and CaCO<sub>3</sub> saturation state (&Omega;) of seawater, is projected to have severe adverse consequences for calcifying organisms. While strong evidence suggests c...

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Main Authors: E. D. Crook, H. Cooper, D. C. Potts, T. Lambert, A. Paytan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-11-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/7599/2013/bg-10-7599-2013.pdf