Dolomite-rich coralline algae in reefs resist dissolution in acidified conditions

By Merinda C Nash, B. Opdyke, U. Troitzsch, B. Russell, W. Adey, A. Kato, G. Diaz-Pulido, C. Brent, M. Gardner, J. Prichard and 1 more. 2013

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Wave-resistant algal rims—chiefly composed of carbonate from crustose coralline algae—form critical structures for the survival of many shallow coral reefs, raising concerns about the susceptibility of these protective structures to ocean acidification. Research now shows that dolomite-rich frameworks—common in shallow coral reefs globally—are likely to persist as carbon dioxide increases.

Subfields: Ecology, Oceanography

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• Ocean acidification effects on calcifying macroalgae (2014, background): “…consisting of dolomite-containing CCA will be more resistant to ocean acidification than reefs containing predominantly high-Mg calcite, due to the lower solubility of dolomite in seawater and the resistance to erosion by endolithic algae it provides (Nash et al. 2012, Diaz-Pulido et al. 2014).”
• The Coralline Genus Clathromorphum Foslie emend. Adey: Biological, Physiological, and Ecological Factors Controlling Carbonate Production in an Arctic-Subarctic Climate Archive (2015, background): “In tropical waters, where magnesium content is much higher, this may be an issue of concern (however, see Nash et al., 2013).”