Ocean acidification is rapidly changing the carbonate system of the world oceans. Past mass
extinction events have been linked to ocean acidification, and the current rate of change in …

The carbonate factories model, as defined at the beginning of the century, provides a
subdivision of marine carbonate sediment production‐systems based on the style of …

Anthozoan cnidarians (corals and sea anemones) include some of the world's most
important foundation species, capable of building massive reef complexes that support …

Sexual reproduction by scleractinian reef corals is important for maintaining coral
populations and evolutionary processes. The ongoing global renaissance in coral …

THE UNEP WoRLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE 15 the b1od1vers1ty
assessment and pol, cy 1mplementat1on arm of the Un, ted Nations Environment …

Future anthropogenic emissions of CO 2 and the resulting ocean acidification may have
severe consequences for marine calcifying organisms and ecosystems. Marine calcifiers …

The twilight or mesophotic zone is amongst the less explored marine regions. In coastal
areas, investigations and manipulative experiments on benthic biodiversity and ecosystem …

In recent years it has been documented that deep-water coral reefs of the species Lophelia
pertusa are a major benthic habitat in Norwegian waters. However, basic information about …

Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) occur at depths beyond those typically associated
with coral reefs. Significant logistical challenges associated with data collection in deep …

Scleractinian cold-water corals, sometimes referred to as deep-water or deep-sea corals,
form perhaps the most vulnerable marine ecosystems to the human dependence on burning …