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Dolomite-rich coralline algae in reefs resist dissolution in acidified conditions

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  • M. C. Nash

    (Research School of Physics, The Australian National University)

  • B. N. Opdyke

    (Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University)

  • U. Troitzsch

    (Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University)

  • B. D. Russell

    (Southern Seas Ecology Laboratories, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide)

  • W. H. Adey

    (National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution)

  • A. Kato

    (Takehara Fisheries Research Station, Center for Education and Research of Field Science, Hiroshima University)

  • G. Diaz-Pulido

    (Griffith School of Environment and Australian Rivers Institute—Coast and Estuaries, Griffith University)

  • C. Brent

    (Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University)

  • M. Gardner

    (Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University)

  • J. Prichard

    (Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University)

  • D. I. Kline

    (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California
    Coral Reef Ecosystems Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland)

Abstract

Wave-resistant algal rims—chiefly composed of carbonate from crustose coralline algae—form critical structures for the survival of many shallow coral reefs, raising concerns about the susceptibility of these protective structures to ocean acidification. Research now shows that dolomite-rich frameworks—common in shallow coral reefs globally—are likely to persist as carbon dioxide increases.

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  • M. C. Nash & B. N. Opdyke & U. Troitzsch & B. D. Russell & W. H. Adey & A. Kato & G. Diaz-Pulido & C. Brent & M. Gardner & J. Prichard & D. I. Kline, 2013. "Dolomite-rich coralline algae in reefs resist dissolution in acidified conditions," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 3(3), pages 268-272, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:3:y:2013:i:3:d:10.1038_nclimate1760
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1760
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