Carbonate chemistry variability in the southern Great Barrier Reef: implications for future ocean acidification

• Main Author: Shaw, Emily Caitlin
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UNSW, Sydney 2012
• Subjects: Natural variability; Ocean acidification; Coral reefs; Elliot
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/52490; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/bitstreams/21921e3d-52b8-45f5-a24b-4282fc5fdc89/download; https://doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/16021

Ocean acidification occurs as a consequence of the absorption of anthropogenic CO2 emissions by the ocean, which lowers sea surface pH and carbonate ion concentrations over time. Ocean acidification has the potential to alter marine biogeochemical cycling and biological processes. Coral reefs are be...