Coralline algae are globally distributed benthic primary producers that secrete calcium
carbonate skeletons. In the context of ocean acidification, they have received much recent …

Rhodoliths (maërl) are widely distributed in the worlds' oceans and have an excellent fossil
record. Individuals are slow growing, may be long lived (> 100 years), and are resilient to a …

Calcified macroalgae are distributed in marine habitats from polar to tropical latitudes and
from intertidal shores to the deepest reaches of the euphotic zone. These algae play critical …

Increasing atmospheric pCO 2 reduces the saturation state of seawater with respect to the
aragonite, high-Mg calcite (Mg/Ca> 0.04), and low-Mg calcite (Mg/Ca< 0.04) minerals from …

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

The uptake of anthropogenic emission of carbon dioxide is resulting in a lowering of the
carbonate saturation state and a drop in ocean pH. Understanding how marine calcifying …

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 …

This book presents both state-of-the art knowledge from Recent coral reefs (1.8 million to a
few centuries old) gained since the eighties, and introduces geologists, oceanographers …

Maerl is a type of rhodolith, found in ecologically important beds of high conservation value;
a major conservation objective is to establish growth rates. Maerl shows internal banding of …

The most important groups of modern red calcareous algae are the Mg-calcite secreting
Corallinales and Sporolithales, and the aragonitic Peyssonneliales and Nemaliales. They …