Ocean alkalinity, buffering and biogeochemical processes

JJ Middelburg, K Soetaert, M Hagens - Reviews of Geophysics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Alkalinity, the excess of proton acceptors over donors, plays a major role in ocean chemistry,
in buffering and in calcium carbonate precipitation and dissolution. Understanding alkalinity …

Crustose coralline algae can contribute more than corals to coral reef carbonate production

CE Cornwall, J Carlot, O Branson… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the drivers of net coral reef calcium carbonate production is increasingly
important as ocean warming, acidification, and other anthropogenic stressors threaten the …

Revisiting tolerance to ocean acidification: Insights from a new framework combining physiological and molecular tipping points of Pacific oyster

M Lutier, C Di Poi, F Gazeau, A Appolis… - Global change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Studies on the impact of ocean acidification on marine organisms involve exposing
organisms to future acidification scenarios, which has limited relevance for coastal calcifiers …

Effects of temperature and ocean acidification on shell characteristics of Argopecten purpuratus: implications for scallop aquaculture in an upwelling-influenced area

NA Lagos, S Benítez, C Duarte, MA Lardies… - Aquaculture …, 2016 - int-res.com
Coastal upwelling regions already constitute hot spots of ocean acidification as naturally
acidified waters are brought to the surface. This effect could be exacerbated by ocean …

Diazotroph diversity and nitrogen fixation in the coral Stylophora pistillata from the Great Barrier Reef

MP Lesser, KM Morrow, SM Pankey… - The ISME …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Diazotrophs, both Bacteria and Archaea, capable of fixing nitrogen (N2), are
present in the tissues and mucous, of corals and can supplement the coral holobiont …

Physiological responses to ocean acidification and warming synergistically reduce condition of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule

EZ Ong, M Briffa, T Moens, C Van Colen - Marine Environmental Research, 2017 - Elsevier
The combined effect of ocean acidification and warming on the common cockle
Cerastoderma edule was investigated in a fully crossed laboratory experiment. Survival of …

Long-term physiological responses to combined ocean acidification and warming show energetic trade-offs in an asterinid starfish

M Khalil, SS Doo, M Stuhr, H Westphal - Coral Reefs, 2023 - Springer
While organismal responses to climate change and ocean acidification are increasingly
documented, longer-term (> a few weeks) experiments with marine organisms are still …

Air-sea CO2 flux in an equatorial continental shelf dominated by coral reefs (Southwestern Atlantic Ocean)

LC Cotovicz Jr, R Chielle, RV Marins - Continental Shelf Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Coral reefs are ecosystems highly vulnerable to changes in seawater carbonate chemistry,
including those related to the ocean acidification and global warming. Brazilian coral reefs …

Ocean acidification effects on calcification and dissolution in tropical reef macroalgae

C McNicholl, MS Koch, PW Swarzenski… - Coral Reefs, 2020 - Springer
Net calcification rates for coral reef and other calcifiers have been shown to decline as
ocean acidification (OA) occurs. However, the role of calcium carbonate dissolution in …

Multiple carbonate system parameters independently govern shell formation in a marine mussel

AT Ninokawa, AM Saley, R Shalchi… - Communications Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Calcification is vital to marine organisms that produce calcium carbonate shells and
skeletons. However, how calcification is impacted by ongoing environmental changes …