The Effect of Ocean Acidification on Skeletal Structures

• Other Authors: Westphal, Hildegard (Editor), Ries, Justin (Editor), Doo, Steve (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; Environmental science, engineering & technology; biomineralization; calcification; Mytilus edulis; Mytilus trossulus; predator-prey interactions; coral reefs; coral recruits; skeletal structure; synchrotron phase contrast-enhanced microCT; PCE-CT; artificial intelligence; ocean acidification; n/a; ocean warming; echinoderm; starfish; mineralogy; skeleton; freshwater acidification; freshwater calcifier; carbon dioxide; Lake Tahoe; Caribbean; coral; pH regulation; boron isotopes; B/Ca; carbon isotopes; photosynthesis; bleaching; symbiont; microelectrode; global warming; calcifying fluid; scleractinian coral; zooxanthellate photosymbiont; phosphate; nutrient limitation; Archaean; Proterozoic; cyanobacteria; calcareous algae; coccolithophores
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The increasing partial pressure of atmospheric CO2 (pCO2) is reducing surface ocean pH, a process known as ocean acidification (OA) This results in a reduced saturation of the seawater with respect to the CaCO3 polymorphs aragonite, high-Mg calcite, and low-Mg calcite that are involved in the biolog...