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SUBMITTER: Flynn KJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4936047 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20160601 1833
Coccolithophorids are enigmatic plankton that produce calcium carbonate coccoliths, which over geological time have buried atmospheric CO2 into limestone, changing both the atmosphere and geology of the Earth. However, the role of coccoliths for the proliferation of these organisms remains unclear; suggestions include roles in anti-predation, enhanced photosynthesis and sun-screening. Here we test the hypothesis that calcification stabilizes the pH of the seawater proximate to the organisms, pro ...[more]