Determining a threshold in effect of ocean acidification on crustose coralline algae (including a case study to teach at school)

• Main Author: Bradassi, Fulvia
• Other Authors: Bressan, Guido, Cumani, Francesco
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Università degli studi di Trieste 2012
• Subjects: CCA Crustose Coralline Algae; ocean acidification; recovery; resilience; METODOLOGIE DI BIOMONITORAGGIO DELL'ALTERAZIONE AMBIENTALE; BIO/03 BOTANICA AMBIENTALE E APPLICATA; Noto; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10077/7857

2010/2011 The recent and steady CO2 increase, mainly due to human activities, causes a shift in the chemical equilibrium of the carbonates dissolved in sea-water, which results in a lowering of pH level. This phenomenon, known as ocean acidification, interacts with many physiological processes, incl...