X-ray computer tomography (CT) is fast becoming an accepted tool within the materials
science community for the acquisition of 3D images. Here the authors review the current …

Scleractinian (hard) corals are fundamental to the geomorphology, biodiversity, and
structure of coral reef ecosystems (Goreau 1963, Hoegh-Guldberg 2004, Pratchett et al …

The density, or specific gravity (SG), of organisms has numerous important implications for
their form, function, ecology, and other facets of beings living and dead, and it is especially …

The high porosity and microstructure of bio-aggregates are fundamental to their physical
properties. Typically they have a low density and a complex pore structure. This has two …

Ocean acidification causes corals to calcify at reduced rates, but current understanding of
the underlying processes is limited. Here, we conduct a mechanistic study into how …

The strength of rocks in the subsurface is critically important across the geosciences, with
implications for fluid flow, mineralisation, seismicity, and the deep biosphere. Most studies of …

This paper provides a brief but comprehensive guide to creating, preparing and dissecting
a'virtual'fossil, using a worked example to demonstrate some standard data processing …

Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT or microtomography) is a non-destructive imaging
technique using X-rays which allows the digitisation of an object in three dimensions. The …

Soil microaggregates are characterized by higher stability than macroaggregates; at the
same time, they are their building units. The water-stability of soil structure is generally …

Coral reefs persist in an accretion-erosion balance and ocean acidification resulting from
anthropogenic CO 2 emissions threatens to shift this balance in favor of net reef erosion …