Seasonal growth and calcification of a reef-building crustose coralline alga on the Great Barrier Reef

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Lewis, Bonnie, Kennedy, Emma V, Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2017
• Subjects: Oceanography; Ecology; Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology); Zoology; Ecological applications; Griffith; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10072/346292; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12074

Crustose coralline algae (CCA) play a central role in tropical reef ecology, helping to build and stabilise the reef framework and, due to their high Mg-calcite skeleton, are potential indicators for assessing the impacts of ocean acidification. However, basic information on CCA seasonal growth and...