Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Coral chemistry Ocean acidification may not affect some corals as badly as previously thought, suggests a new study. Marine biologist Dr Steeve Comeau, of the California State University, and colleagues, report their findings today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Corals have a calcium carbonate skeleton which is formed and maintained by interaction with the ocean. As atmospheric carbon dioxide increases, more of the gas is dissolved in the ocean leading to a rise in bicarbonate...
URL: http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/12/19/3657112.htm
Enclosure: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.2374
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