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Ocean acidification and control of reef coral calcification by boundary layer limitation of proton flux

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2011-07-01

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Paul Jokiel(Principal Investigator), Pacific Islands Landscape Conservation Cooperative(administrator), 2017-08-18(creation), 2017-08-23(lastUpdate), 2011-07-01(Publication), Ocean acidification and control of reef coral calcification by boundary layer limitation of proton flux

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Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, the concentration of atmospheric CO2 has been rising due to the burning of fossil fuels. increased absorption of this CO2 by the oceans is lowering the seawater pH and aragonite saturation state (Ωar). This process is known as ocean acidification (OA). numerous studies have shown a direct correlation between declining ocean pH, declining Ωar, and declining coral growth, but the mechanism is not understood. Various experiments designed to evaluate the relative importance of pH, CO3 2–, Ωar, HCO3 –, aqueous CO2, total alkalinity, and total inorganic carbon (Ct) to coral calcification have led to opposing conclusions. A reanalysis of existing data suggests that the mechanism is diffusion [...]

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  • Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier 10.5343/bms.2010.1107

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noteJokiel, Paul Louis. "Ocean acidification and control of reef coral calcification by boundary layer limitation of proton flux." Bulletin of Marine Science 87.3 (2011): 639-657.

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