Calcifying organisms in changing shallow and deep marine environments

• Main Author: Egilsdottir, Hronn
• Other Authors: Jón Ólafsson, Jarðvísindadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Earth Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Iceland, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Earth Sciences 2017
• Subjects: Ocean; Marine; Ocean Acidification; Calcification; Organisms; Climate change; Coralline algae; Molluscs; CO2; Hafið; Súrnun; Kalkmyndun; Lífríkið; Hlýnun jarðar; Koltvíoxíð; Doktorsritgerðir; Breiðafjörður; Iceland; Nordic Seas; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/191

Anthropogenic CO2 emissions, which are resulting in ocean acidification and a decrease in the saturation state for calcium carbonate (Ω), are a particular threat to calcifying marine biota. The aim of this thesis is to fill important knowledge gaps that limit our understanding of the implication of...