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 …

In spite of more than one century and half of studies, mechanisms of coral biomineralization,
leading to coral growth and reef formation, still remain poorly known, although major global …

In this review we discuss the present knowledge on the biological and environmental control
of biomineralization (calcification) in hermatypic corals. We describe first the anatomy of the …

We review one of the most ancient of all the global biogeochemical cycles and one which
reflects the profound geochemical and biological changes that have occurred as the Earth …

1.1 Background Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the most impor-tant gases in the
atmosphere, affecting the radiative heat balance of the earth as well as the calcium …

An investigation was conducted to determine the effects of elevated pCO2 on the net
production and calcification of an assemblage of corals maintained under near‐natural …

The rise in atmospheric CO2 has caused significant decrease in sea surface pH and
carbonate ion (CO3‐2) concentration. This decrease has a negative effect on calcification in …

Coral reefs were one of the first ecosystems to be recognized as vulnerable to ocean
acidification. To date, most scientific investigations into the effects of ocean acidification on …

Synchronized transitions in the polymorph mineralogy of the major reef-building and
sediment-producing calcareous marine organisms and abiotic CaCO 3 precipitates (ooids …

Foraminifera are unicellular organisms that inhabit the oceans in various ecosystems. The
majority of the foraminifera precipitate calcitic shells and are among the major CaCO3 …