Coral skeleton formation rate determines resilience to acidifying oceans

A new UW–Madison study has implications for predicting coral reef survival and developing mitigation strategies against having their bony skeletons weakened by ocean acidification.

Frontiers The Biology and Evolution of Calcite and Aragonite Mineralization in Octocorallia

Effects of ocean acidification on the dissolution rates of reef-coral skeletons [PeerJ]

Acidic Ocean Leads to Warped Skeletons for Young Coral - The New York Times

Schomaker among 13 new AAAS fellows from UW – Department of

Contributions of different factors to the changes in Porites skeletal

Perspective on the response of marine calcifiers to global warming and ocean acidification—Behavior of corals and foraminifera in a high CO2 world “hot house”, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science

A better understanding of coral skeleton growth suggests ways to

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High heritability of coral calcification rates and evolutionary potential under ocean acidification