Communications Earth & Environment (Apr 2023)
Crustose coralline algae can contribute more than corals to coral reef carbonate production
- Christopher E. Cornwall,
- Jérémy Carlot,
- Oscar Branson,
- Travis A. Courtney,
- Ben P. Harvey,
- Chris T. Perry,
- Andreas J. Andersson,
- Guillermo Diaz-Pulido,
- Maggie D. Johnson,
- Emma Kennedy,
- Erik C. Krieger,
- Jennie Mallela,
- Sophie J. McCoy,
- Maggy M. Nugues,
- Evan Quinter,
- Claire L. Ross,
- Emma Ryan,
- Vincent Saderne,
- Steeve Comeau
Affiliations
- Christopher E. Cornwall
- School of Biological Sciences and Coastal People Southern Skies Centre of Research Excellence, Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn
- Jérémy Carlot
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS-INSU, Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche
- Oscar Branson
- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
- Travis A. Courtney
- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez
- Ben P. Harvey
- Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Shimoda
- Chris T. Perry
- Geography, Faculty of Environmental, Science & Economy, University of Exeter
- Andreas J. Andersson
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego
- Guillermo Diaz-Pulido
- School of Environment and Science, Coastal & Marine Research Centre, and Australian Rivers Institute, Nathan Campus, Griffith University
- Maggie D. Johnson
- Red Sea Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
- Emma Kennedy
- Australian Institute of Marine Science
- Erik C. Krieger
- School of Biological Sciences and Coastal People Southern Skies Centre of Research Excellence, Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn
- Jennie Mallela
- Research School of Biology, The Australian National University
- Sophie J. McCoy
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina
- Maggy M. Nugues
- PSL Research University, EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR 3278 CRIOBE, Labex Corail, Université de Perpignan
- Evan Quinter
- School of Marine Science & Policy, University of Delaware
- Claire L. Ross
- Marine Science Program, Science and Conservation Division, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
- Emma Ryan
- School of Environment, The University of Auckland
- Vincent Saderne
- Red Sea Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
- Steeve Comeau
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS-INSU, Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00766-w
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 4,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 12
Abstract
Crustose coralline algae can contribute equal or even larger amounts of calcium carbonate to coral reefs than corals, yet their contribution is often underrepresented or omitted in coral reef carbonate budgets, according to a conceptual model developed from a meta-analysis of calcification rates and a case study in French Polynesia.
