Microelectrode characterization of coral daytime interior pH and carbonate chemistry

Microelectrode characterization of coral daytime interior pH and carbonate chemistry

Predicting coral response to ocean acidification is dependent on our understanding of their internal carbonate chemistry. Here, using microelectrodes, the authors show that corals elevate pH and carbonate ion concentration in their calcifying fluid, but keep total dissolved inorganic carbon low.

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Main Authors: Wei-Jun Cai, Yuening Ma, Brian M. Hopkinson, Andréa G. Grottoli, Mark E. Warner, Qian Ding, Xinping Hu, Xiangchen Yuan, Verena Schoepf, Hui Xu, Chenhua Han, Todd F. Melman, Kenneth D. Hoadley, D. Tye Pettay, Yohei Matsui, Justin H. Baumann, Stephen Levas, Ye Ying, Yongchen Wang
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e17f5e5f75b948d681fe4ffcb7933fe0
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Summary:Predicting coral response to ocean acidification is dependent on our understanding of their internal carbonate chemistry. Here, using microelectrodes, the authors show that corals elevate pH and carbonate ion concentration in their calcifying fluid, but keep total dissolved inorganic carbon low.

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