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The Effects of Ocean Acidification on Coral Calcification Alexis Valauri-Orton
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Introduction to Ocean Acidification	Introduction to Acidification's Effects on Coral	Key Physiological Characteristics of Coral	Chemistry of Coral Calcification	Biotic Controls of Calcification	Abiotic Controls of Calcification	How is Coral Calcification Affected by Acidification?	Acidification's Effects on Other Calcifying Organisms
Want to Learn More? Here are some websites that have lots of great information about coral calcification and/or ocean acidification: The Monaco Scientific Centre - They publish a lot of excellent research on coral physiology, especially relating to calcification: http://www.centrescientifique.mc A summery of acidification produced by UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanic Commission for policy makers: http://ioc3.unesco.org/oanet/OAdocs/SPM-lorezv2.pdf A documentary about ocean acidification produced by the Natural Resources Defense Council: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cqCvcX7buo&noredirect=1 European Association on Ocean Acidification: http://www.epoca-project.eu/ Ocean Acidification - The Other CO2 Problem: http://www.oceanacidification.net/
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