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SUBMITTER: Foster T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4788479 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Foster Taryn T Falter James L JL McCulloch Malcolm T MT Clode Peta L PL
Science advances 20160219 2
Rising atmospheric CO2 is causing the oceans to both warm and acidify, which could reduce the calcification rates of corals globally. Successful coral recruitment and high rates of juvenile calcification are critical to the replenishment and ultimate viability of coral reef ecosystems. Although elevated Pco2 (partial pressure of CO2) has been shown to reduce the skeletal weight of coral recruits, the structural changes caused by acidification during initial skeletal deposition are unknown. We sh ...[more]