CO<sub>3</sub><sup>2&minus;</sup> concentration and pCO<sub>2</sub> thresholds for calcification and dissolution on the Molokai reef flat, Hawaii

The severity of the impact of elevated atmospheric pCO<sub>2</sub> to coral reef ecosystems depends, in part, on how seawater pCO<sub>2</sub> affects the balance between calcification and dissolution of carbonate sediments. Presently, there are insufficient published data tha...

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Main Authors: K. K. Yates, R. B. Halley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2006-01-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/3/357/2006/bg-3-357-2006.pdf