Calcification patterns of the coccolithophore Coccolithus braarudii (Haptophyta), from the late Quaternary to present in the Southern Ocean

• Main Author: Cubillos, JC
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Coccolithus; Weight Index; Southern Ocean; Quaternary; Ocean acidification; calcification; South Tasman Rise
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/17498/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/17498/1/front-Cubillos_Castillo_thesis.pdf; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/17498/2/Whole-exc-pub-mat-Cubillos_Castillo-thesis.pdf; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/17498/3/Whole-inc-pub-mat-Cubillos_Castillo-_thesis.pdf

Ocean acidification, caused by a decrease in pH due to elevated anthropogenic CO2 input from the atmosphere into the ocean, is the focus of intense current research with regard to biological impacts. Allegedly, the most affected species will be those that produce hard calcite and aragonite shells. I...