Nature Communications (Apr 2016)
Microelectrode characterization of coral daytime interior pH and carbonate chemistry
- Wei-Jun Cai,
- Yuening Ma,
- Brian M. Hopkinson,
- Andréa G. Grottoli,
- Mark E. Warner,
- Qian Ding,
- Xinping Hu,
- Xiangchen Yuan,
- Verena Schoepf,
- Hui Xu,
- Chenhua Han,
- Todd F. Melman,
- Kenneth D. Hoadley,
- D. Tye Pettay,
- Yohei Matsui,
- Justin H. Baumann,
- Stephen Levas,
- Ye Ying,
- Yongchen Wang
Affiliations
- Wei-Jun Cai
- School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware
- Yuening Ma
- School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware
- Brian M. Hopkinson
- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
- Andréa G. Grottoli
- School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University
- Mark E. Warner
- School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware
- Qian Ding
- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
- Xinping Hu
- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
- Xiangchen Yuan
- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
- Verena Schoepf
- School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University
- Hui Xu
- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
- Chenhua Han
- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
- Todd F. Melman
- Reef Systems Coral Farm
- Kenneth D. Hoadley
- School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware
- D. Tye Pettay
- School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware
- Yohei Matsui
- School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University
- Justin H. Baumann
- School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University
- Stephen Levas
- School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University
- Ye Ying
- Ocean College, Zhejiang University
- Yongchen Wang
- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11144
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 7,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 8
Abstract
Predicting coral response to ocean acidification is dependent on our understanding of their internal carbonate chemistry. Here, using microelectrodes, the authors show that corals elevate pH and carbonate ion concentration in their calcifying fluid, but keep total dissolved inorganic carbon low.
