Effects of seawater pCO2 on the skeletal morphology of massive Porites spp. Corals

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: Allison, Nicola, Ross, Phoebe, Brasier, Alexander, Cieminska, Nadia, López Martín, Nicolás, Cole, Catherine, Hintz, Chris, Hintz, Ken, Finch, Adrian
• Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Geology and Geophysics
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: SDG 14 - Life Below Water; coral; calcification; skeleton; polyp size; ocean acidification; QE Geology; QH301 Biology; GE Environmental Sciences; Natural Environment Research Council (NERC); NE/I022973/1; Supplementary Data; QE; QH301; GE; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/2164/18726; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-022-04060-9

Acknowledgements This work was supported by the UK Natural Environment Research Council (award NE/I022973/1) to AAF and NA. The participation of NC and NLM in the study was supported by the University of St. Andrews Undergraduate Research Assistant Scheme. We thank Dave Steven, Mark Robertson, Casey Perry, Mike Scaboo and Andy Mackie for their assistance with the culture system build and Truce Jack, Alex Millar and Innes Manders for assistance with preliminary image analysis. John Still assisted with scanning electron microscopy in the ACEMAC Facility at the University of Aberdeen. Peer reviewed