El Nifio related coral mortality and a subsequent increase in crustose coralline algae and
sea urchins have resulted in profound changes to the coral reef ecosystem at Uva Island …

Numerous changes have occurred at the Uva Island reef since the original calcium
carbonate budget model was published (Eakin, 1996). Minor bleaching events occurred …

A process-based carbonate budget was used to compare carbonate framework production
at two reef sites subject to varying degrees of fluvial influence in Rio Bueno, Jamaica. The …

Widespread bleaching and mortality of reef-building corals occurred in the tropical eastern
Pacific region during the severe and prolonged El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event …

There are few in situ studies showing how net community calcification (Gnet) of coral reefs is
related to carbonate chemistry, and the studies to date have demonstrated different …

Coral reef CaCO 3 production may be conveniently divided into three categories: potential
production, gross production, and net production. The first, potential production, is the …

Geologic reefs are the end-products of not only constructive processes that produce calcium
carbonate, but also of destructive processes (eg, bioerosion and wave action) that reduce …

A near-shore dominantly coral-covered area on the west coast of Barbados was surveyed
from boats and by diving and a marked correlation between the bathymetry and ecological …

The ECOPATH model for French Frigate Shoals estimates the benthic plant production (net
primary production in kg wet weight) required to support the atoll food chain. In this section …

Ocean acidification is projected to lower the Ωar of reefal waters by 0.3–0.4 units by the end
of century, making it more difficult for calcifying organisms to secrete calcium carbonate …