Benthic Coral Reef Calcium Carbonate Dissolution in an Acidifying Ocean
Changes in CaCO3 dissolution due to ocean acidification are potentially more important than changes in calcification to the future accretion and survival of coral reef ecosystems. As most CaCO3 in coral reefs is stored in old permeable sediments, increasing sediment dissolution due to ocean acidific...
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ftnsoutheastern:oai:nsuworks.nova.edu:occ_facarticles-2048 2023-05-15T17:48:54+02:00 Benthic Coral Reef Calcium Carbonate Dissolution in an Acidifying Ocean Eyre, Bradley D. Andersson, Andreas J. Cyronak, Tyler 2014-11-01T07:00:00Z https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facarticles/1021 unknown NSUWorks https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facarticles/1021 Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles Marine Biology Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology article 2014 ftnsoutheastern 2022-04-10T22:05:29Z Changes in CaCO3 dissolution due to ocean acidification are potentially more important than changes in calcification to the future accretion and survival of coral reef ecosystems. As most CaCO3 in coral reefs is stored in old permeable sediments, increasing sediment dissolution due to ocean acidification will result in reef loss even if calcification remains unchanged. Previous studies indicate that CaCO3 dissolution could be more sensitive to ocean acidification than calcification by reef organisms. Observed changes in net ecosystem calcification owing to ocean acidification could therefore be due mainly to increased dissolution rather than decreased calcification. In addition, biologically mediated calcification could potentially adapt, at least partially, to future ocean acidification, while dissolution, which is mostly a geochemical response to changes in seawater chemistry, will not adapt. Here, we review the current knowledge of shallow-water CaCO3 dissolution and demonstrate that dissolution in the context of ocean acidification has been largely overlooked compared with calcification. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Nova Southeastern University: NSU Works |
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Marine Biology Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Eyre, Bradley D. Andersson, Andreas J. Cyronak, Tyler Benthic Coral Reef Calcium Carbonate Dissolution in an Acidifying Ocean |
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Changes in CaCO3 dissolution due to ocean acidification are potentially more important than changes in calcification to the future accretion and survival of coral reef ecosystems. As most CaCO3 in coral reefs is stored in old permeable sediments, increasing sediment dissolution due to ocean acidification will result in reef loss even if calcification remains unchanged. Previous studies indicate that CaCO3 dissolution could be more sensitive to ocean acidification than calcification by reef organisms. Observed changes in net ecosystem calcification owing to ocean acidification could therefore be due mainly to increased dissolution rather than decreased calcification. In addition, biologically mediated calcification could potentially adapt, at least partially, to future ocean acidification, while dissolution, which is mostly a geochemical response to changes in seawater chemistry, will not adapt. Here, we review the current knowledge of shallow-water CaCO3 dissolution and demonstrate that dissolution in the context of ocean acidification has been largely overlooked compared with calcification. |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Eyre, Bradley D. Andersson, Andreas J. Cyronak, Tyler |
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Eyre, Bradley D. Andersson, Andreas J. Cyronak, Tyler |
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Eyre, Bradley D. |
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Benthic Coral Reef Calcium Carbonate Dissolution in an Acidifying Ocean |
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Benthic Coral Reef Calcium Carbonate Dissolution in an Acidifying Ocean |
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Benthic Coral Reef Calcium Carbonate Dissolution in an Acidifying Ocean |
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Benthic Coral Reef Calcium Carbonate Dissolution in an Acidifying Ocean |
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Benthic Coral Reef Calcium Carbonate Dissolution in an Acidifying Ocean |
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benthic coral reef calcium carbonate dissolution in an acidifying ocean |
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Ocean acidification |
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Ocean acidification |
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