Coralline algae (Rhodophyta) in a changing world: integrating ecological, physiological, and geochemical responses to global change

SJ McCoy, NA Kamenos - Journal of phycology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Coralline algae are globally distributed benthic primary producers that secrete calcium
carbonate skeletons. In the context of ocean acidification, they have received much recent …

Benthic coral reef calcium carbonate dissolution in an acidifying ocean

BD Eyre, AJ Andersson, T Cyronak - Nature climate change, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in CaCO3 dissolution due to ocean acidification are potentially more
important than changes in calcification to the future accretion and survival of coral reef …

[HTML][HTML] The effectiveness of coral reefs for coastal hazard risk reduction and adaptation

F Ferrario, MW Beck, CD Storlazzi, F Micheli… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The world's coastal zones are experiencing rapid development and an increase in storms
and flooding. These hazards put coastal communities at heightened risk, which may …

Is ocean acidification an open-ocean syndrome? Understanding anthropogenic impacts on seawater pH

CM Duarte, IE Hendriks, TS Moore, YS Olsen… - Estuaries and …, 2013 - Springer
Ocean acidification due to anthropogenic CO 2 emissions is a dominant driver of long-term
changes in pH in the open ocean, raising concern for the future of calcifying organisms …

Sensitivity of coral calcification to ocean acidification: A meta‐analysis

NCS Chan, SR Connolly - Global change biology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
To date, meta‐analyses of effects of acidification have focused on the overall strength of
evidence for statistically significant responses; however, to anticipate likely consequences of …

Diurnal fluctuations in seawater pH influence the response of a calcifying macroalga to ocean acidification

CE Cornwall, CD Hepburn… - … of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Coastal ecosystems that are characterized by kelp forests encounter daily pH fluctuations,
driven by photosynthesis and respiration, which are larger than pH changes owing to ocean …

Tropical seagrass meadows modify seawater carbon chemistry: implications for coral reefs impacted by ocean acidification

RKF Unsworth, CJ Collier, GM Henderson… - Environmental …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Highly productive tropical seagrasses often live adjacent to or among coral reefs and utilize
large amounts of inorganic carbon. In this study, the effect of seagrass productivity on …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change mitigation by coral reefs and seagrass beds at risk: How global change compromises coastal ecosystem services

RK James, LM Keyzer, SJ Van de Velde… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Seagrass meadows provide valuable ecosystem services of coastal protection and chemical
habitat formation that could help mitigate the impact of sea level rise and ocean acidification …

Projected climate change in Australian marine and freshwater environments

AJ Hobday, JM Lough - Marine and Freshwater Research, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
Changes in the physical environment of aquatic systems consistent with climate change
have been reported across Australia, with impacts on many marine and freshwater species …

Taking the metabolic pulse of the world's coral reefs

T Cyronak, AJ Andersson, C Langdon, R Albright… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Worldwide, coral reef ecosystems are experiencing increasing pressure from a variety of
anthropogenic perturbations including ocean warming and acidification, increased …