Open AccessDead Reefs Keep Calcifying but Only by Day
Author(s) -
Jerimiah Oetting
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2019eo138013
Subject(s) - reef , algae , dead sea , geography , ecology , oceanography , fishery , geology , biology
A new measurement technique has revealed that turf algae communities colonizing dead reefs have a dual role, adding new mineral material to the reefs during the day and taking it away at night.