Coral-based Proxy Records of Ocean Acidification: A Pilot Study at the Puerto Rico Test-bed Site
Description
Coral cores collected nearby the Atlantic Ocean Acidification Test-bed (AOAT) at La Parguera, Puerto Rico were used to characterize the relationship between paleo-variations in coral growth and calcification and seawater pH via the boron isotope proxy. This study addressed impacts of ocean acidification in a geological context to quantify baseline variability in growth and pH and assess the historical response of coral ecosystems to increased atmospheric CO2 and enhance on-going AOAT observations.
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- calcification
- coral records
- core
- linear extension rate
- united states of america
- reef monitoring and assessment
- corals
- ocean chemistry
- biosphere
- oceans
- methodology
- numeric data sets
- paleoclimatology
- paleoclimate
- density
- atlantic ocean
- earth science
- calcification rate
- paleoclimatology analysis
- la parguera
- delta 11b
- pr
- lajas
- ocean basin
- caribbean sea /north atlantic ocean
- la parguera (17n067w0013)
- coral-based proxy records of ocean acidification: a pilot study at the puerto rico test-bed site
- puerto rico
- zoology
- coris_metadata
- coral growth
- 20463
- country/territory
- ph