Comment on "Preindustrial to Modern Interdecadal Variability in Coral Reef pH"

Based on the boron isotopic composition of coral from the southwestern Pacific, Pelejero et al . (Reports, 30 September 2005, p. 2204) suggested that natural variations in pH can modulate the impact of ocean acidification on coral reef ecosystems. We show that this claim cannot be reconciled with ot...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Matear, Richard J., McNeil, Ben I.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2006
Subjects:
Pacific
Ocean acidification
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1128198
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1128198
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Summary:Based on the boron isotopic composition of coral from the southwestern Pacific, Pelejero et al . (Reports, 30 September 2005, p. 2204) suggested that natural variations in pH can modulate the impact of ocean acidification on coral reef ecosystems. We show that this claim cannot be reconciled with other marine carbon chemistry constraints and highlight problems with the authors' interpretation of the paleontologic data.

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