Understanding coralline algal responses to ocean acidification: Meta‐analysis and synthesis

CE Cornwall, BP Harvey, S Comeau… - Global change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ocean acidification (OA) is a major threat to the persistence of biogenic reefs throughout the
world's ocean. Coralline algae are comprised of high magnesium calcite and have long …

Flood basalts and mass extinctions

ME Clapham, PR Renne - Annual Review of Earth and …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Flood basalts were Earth's largest volcanic episodes that, along with related intrusions, were
often emplaced rapidly and coincided with environmental disruption: oceanic anoxic events …

Global declines in coral reef calcium carbonate production under ocean acidification and warming

CE Cornwall, S Comeau, NA Kornder… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Ocean warming and acidification threaten the future growth of coral reefs. This is because
the calcifying coral reef taxa that construct the calcium carbonate frameworks and cement …

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 …

A coralline alga gains tolerance to ocean acidification over multiple generations of exposure

CE Cornwall, S Comeau, TM DeCarlo… - Nature Climate …, 2020 - nature.com
Crustose coralline algae play a crucial role in the building of reefs in the photic zones of
nearshore ecosystems globally, and are highly susceptible to ocean acidification …

Resistance of corals and coralline algae to ocean acidification: physiological control of calcification under natural pH variability

CE Cornwall, S Comeau… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Ocean acidification is a threat to the continued accretion of coral reefs, though some
undergo daily fluctuations in pH exceeding declines predicted by 2100. We test whether …

Ocean acidification as a multiple driver: how interactions between changing seawater carbonate parameters affect marine life

CL Hurd, J Beardall, S Comeau… - Marine and …, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
'Multiple drivers'(also termed 'multiple stressors') is the term used to describe the cumulative
effects of multiple environmental factors on organisms or ecosystems. Here, we consider …

Resistance to ocean acidification in coral reef taxa is not gained by acclimatization

S Comeau, CE Cornwall, TM DeCarlo, SS Doo… - Nature Climate …, 2019 - nature.com
Ocean acidification (OA) is a major threat to coral reefs, which are built by calcareous
species. However, long-term assessments of the impacts of OA are scarce, limiting the …

Major loss of coralline algal diversity in response to ocean acidification

V Peña, BP Harvey, S Agostini, L Porzio… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Calcified coralline algae are ecologically important in rocky habitats in the marine photic
zone worldwide and there is growing concern that ocean acidification will severely impact …

Predicting responses of geo-ecological carbonate reef systems to climate change: a conceptual model and review

NK Browne, M Cuttler, K Moon, K Morgan… - … and marine biology, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
230Coral reefs provide critical ecological and geomorphic (eg sediment production for reef-
fronted shoreline maintenance) services, which interact in complex and dynamic ways …