9/18/2012 · Coral reef calcification and bioerosion are antagonistic processes in a dynamic balance [28], [29]. This balance will become seriously strained when bioerosion is accelerated by OA, while at the same time, coral net calcification rates are declining [4] – [8].
In the recent discussion how biotic systems may react to ocean acidification caused by the rapid rise in carbon dioxide partial pressure (pCO 2) in the marine realm, substantial research is devoted to calcifiers such as stony corals. The antagonistic process – biologically induced carbonate dissolution via bioerosion – has largely been neglected.
Ocean Acidification Accelerates Reef Bioerosion, Ocean acidification (OA) is impairing the construction of coral reefs while simultaneously accelerating their breakdown.
Ocean Acidification Accelerates Reef Bioerosion Max Wisshak1*, Christine H. L. Scho¨nberg2, Armin Form3, Andre´ Freiwald1 1Marine Research Department, SENCKENBERG am Meer, Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 2Oceans Institute at the University of Western Australia, Australian Institute of Marine, In the recent discussion how biotic systems may react to ocean acidification caused by the rapid rise in carbon dioxide partial pressure (pCO2) in the marine realm, substantial research is devoted to calcifiers such as stony corals. The antagonistic process – biologically induced carbonate dissolution via bioerosion – has largely been neglected.
In the recent discussion how biotic systems may react to ocean acidification caused by the rapid rise in carbon dioxide partial pressure (pCO (2)) in the marine realm, substantial research is devoted to.
9/1/2012 · adshelp[at]cfa.harvard.edu The ADS is operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory under NASA Cooperative Agreement NNX16AC86A, 4/11/2012 · Considering the substantial contribution of sponges to carbonate bioerosion , this finding implies that tropical reef ecosystems are facing the combined effects of weakened coral calcification and accelerated bioerosion , resulting in critical pressure on the dynamic balance between biogenic carbonate build-up and degradation.
4/2/2015 · Present-day reef -specific calcification would need to increase by 29.4% to compensate for projected end of the century OA-enhancement of total bioerosion . These findings show that OA may accelerate Caribbean and Atlantic coral reef degradation more rapidly than previously predicted.
