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SUBMITTER: van Woesik R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3840418 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
van Woesik Robert R van Woesik Kelly K van Woesik Liana L van Woesik Sandra S
PeerJ 20131121
Ocean acidification threatens the foundation of tropical coral reefs. This study investigated three aspects of ocean acidification: (i) the rates at which perforate and imperforate coral-colony skeletons passively dissolve when pH is 7.8, which is predicted to occur globally by 2100, (ii) the rates of passive dissolution of corals with respect to coral-colony surface areas, and (iii) the comparative rates of a vertical reef-growth model, incorporating passive dissolution rates, and predicted sea ...[more]