Researchers have identified how thyroxine, a human thyroid hormone, can positively influence the life-critical calcification in soft corals, and have developed a unique technique for injecting ...

In the waters off the Hawaiian Islands, rates of calcification were measured in the deepest coral colonies. In the waters off the Hawaiian Islands, rates of calcification were measured in the deepest ...

Ocean acidification (OA) is a pressing threat to reef-building corals, but it remains poorly understood how coral calcification is inhibited by OA and whether corals could acclimatize and/or adapt to ...

Q. At what level of hydrogen ion concentration in the ocean will the coral reefs and other calcifiers begin to show signs of dissolution? – Submitted by Mackenzie B., 12, Key West, Fl. The hydrogen ...

True pillars of marine biodiversity, coral reefs are particularly vulnerable to ocean warming and acidification. Their calcification (formation of the calcium carbonate skeleton), essential to the ...

Rising ocean temperatures and ocean acidification could have negative cumulative effects that slow the growth of tropical coral reefs, according to a UCLA-led study published in early January. The ...

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 61, No. 2 (2016), pp. 684-700 (17 pages) Sustained calcification is fundamental for maintaining tropical coral reef ecosystems which are under increasing pressure from ...

A new study suggests that by 2050, most coral reefs around the world are at risk of experiencing constant depletion of one of their building blocks - calcium carbonate sediments. A few reefs are ...

Corals have been dominant framework builders of reef structures for millions of years. Ocean acidification, which is intensifying as climate change progresses, is increasingly affecting coral growth.