Size, Shape, Scope and Strength of skeletons, Evechinus chloroticus, New Zealand

• Main Author: Goodwin, Shannon Louise
• Other Authors: Smith, Abby, Lamare, Miles
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Otago 2020
• Subjects: Evechinus chloroticus; Ocean acidification; Skeletal allometry; Spine strength; Carbonate mineralogy; Echinoid; New Zealand; White Island
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/10521

Ocean acidification will affect calcifying organisms as calcium carbonate saturation levels decrease due to climate change. Echinoids are important components of the coastal ecosystem and use magnesium in their skeletal calcification. Magnesium-calcite is highly susceptible to dissolution and the ef...