Is ocean acidification really a threat to marine calcifiers? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of 980+ studies spanning two decades

JYS Leung, S Zhang, SD Connell - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ocean acidification is considered detrimental to marine calcifiers, but mounting contradictory
evidence suggests a need to revisit this concept. This systematic review and meta‐analysis …

Impacts of ocean warming on coralline algal calcification: Meta-analysis, knowledge gaps, and key recommendations for future research

CE Cornwall, G Diaz-Pulido, S Comeau - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Coralline algae are foundation species in many hard-bottom ecosystems acting as a
settlement substrate, and binding together and even creating reefs in some locations. Ocean …

Inorganic carbon physiology underpins macroalgal responses to elevated CO2

CE Cornwall, AT Revill, JM Hall-Spencer, M Milazzo… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Beneficial effects of CO2 on photosynthetic organisms will be a key driver of ecosystem
change under ocean acidification. Predicting the responses of macroalgal species to ocean …

Coralline algae elevate pH at the site of calcification under ocean acidification

CE Cornwall, S Comeau… - Global change biology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Coralline algae provide important ecosystem services but are susceptible to the impacts of
ocean acidification. However, the mechanisms are uncertain, and the magnitude is species …

Organic controls over biomineral Ca–Mg carbonate compositions and morphologies

Y Fang, S Lee, H Xu, GA Farfan - Crystal Growth & Design, 2023 - ACS Publications
Calcium carbonate minerals, such as aragonite and calcite, are widespread in biomineral
skeletons, shells, exoskeletons, and more. With rapidly increasing p CO2 levels linked to …

Coralline algae in a changing Mediterranean Sea: how can we predict their future, if we do not know their present?

F Rindi, JC Braga, S Martin, V Peña… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In this review we assess the state of knowledge for the coralline algae of the Mediterranean
Sea, a group of calcareous seaweeds imperfectly known and considered highly vulnerable …

Mineralogical plasticity acts as a compensatory mechanism to the impacts of ocean acidification

JYS Leung, BD Russell, SD Connell - Environmental Science & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Calcifying organisms are considered particularly susceptible to the future impacts of ocean
acidification (OA), but recent evidence suggests that they may be able to maintain …

Biotic Control of Surface pH and Evidence of Light-Induced H+ Pum** and Ca2+-H+ Exchange in a Tropical Crustose Coralline Alga

LC Hofmann, M Koch, D de Beer - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Presently, an incomplete mechanistic understanding of tropical reef macroalgae
photosynthesis and calcification restricts predictions of how these important autotrophs will …

Arctic coralline algae elevate surface pH and carbonate in the dark

LC Hofmann, K Schoenrock, D De Beer - Frontiers in plant science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Red coralline algae are projected to be sensitive to ocean acidification, particularly in polar
oceans. As important ecosystem engineers, their potential sensitivity has broad implications …

Future warming and acidification result in multiple ecological impacts to a temperate coralline alga

MJ Huggett, K McMahon… - Environmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Coralline algae are a crucial component of reef systems, stabilising reef substrate, providing
habitat and contributing to accretion. Coralline algae and their surface microbial biofilms are …