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Effects of lower surface ocean pH upon the stability of shallow water carbonate sediments

Date

Authors

Tynan, Sarah

Opdyke, Bradley

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

It is predicted that surface ocean pH will reach 7.9, possibly 7.8 by the end of this century due to increased carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere and in the surface ocean. While aragonite-rich sediments don't begin to dissolve until a threshold pH of

Keywords

Keywords: Calcite dissolution; Carbonate sediments; Coral reef ecosystems; Great Barrier Reef; High-Mg calcite; Ocean acidification; Shallow water carbonates; Surface ocean; Calcite; Carbon dioxide; Carbonation; Dissolution; Ecology; Oceanography; pH effects; Reefs Carbon dioxide; Carbonate sediments; Great Barrier Reef; High-Mg calcite; Ocean acidification

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/65930

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ANU Research Publications

Source

Science of the Total Environment

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.12.007

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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