Preliminary results with a torsion microbalance indicate that carbon dioxide and exposed carbonic anhydrase in the organic matrix are the basis of calcification on the skeleton surface of living corals

Ocean acidification is altering the calcification of corals, but the mechanism is still unclear. To explore what controls calcification, small pieces from the edges of thin plates of Agaricia agaricites were suspended from a torsion microbalance into gently stirred, temperaturecontrolled, seawater....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ian M Sandeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2012-03-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
CO2
pH
Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442012000500010