Riverine Calcium End-Members Improve Coastal Saturation State Calculations and Reveal Regionally Variable Calcification Potential

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Beckwith, Sean Thomas, Byrne, Robert H., Hallock, Pamela
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ University of South Florida 2019
• Subjects: carbonate-rich groundwater; first-magnitude springs; ocean acidification; riverine calcium; seagrass; west florida coastal waters; Life Sciences; Sav’; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/892; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00169; https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/context/msc_facpub/article/1912/viewcontent/fmars_06_00169.pdf

Carbonate-rich groundwater discharged from springs, seeps, and spring-fed rivers on carbonate platforms creates environments of potential refuge for calcifying organisms in coastal waters by supplying higher [Ca2+] and [CO32-] along with typically lower nutrient concentrations. The benefits associat...