1. pH variability at volcanic CO
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Steeve, Comeau, Christopher E, Cornwall, Tom, Shlesinger, Mia, Hoogenboom, Ralph, Mana, Malcolm T, McCulloch, and Riccardo, Rodolfo-Metalpa
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Calcification, Physiologic ,Coral Reefs ,Oceans and Seas ,Animals ,Seawater ,Carbon Dioxide ,Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ,Anthozoa ,Ecosystem - Abstract
Coral reefs are iconic ecosystems with immense ecological, economic and cultural value, but globally their carbonate-based skeletal construction is threatened by ocean acidification (OA). Identifying coral species that have specialised mechanisms to maintain high rates of calcification in the face of declining seawater pH is of paramount importance in predicting future species composition, and growth of coral reefs. Here, we studied multiple coral species from two distinct volcanic CO
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- 2021