Threatened Caribbean Coral Is Able to Mitigate the Adverse Effects of Ocean Acidification on Calcification by Increasing Feeding Rate

Erica K. Towle; Ian C. Enochs; Chris Langdon

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0123394

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Threatened Caribbean Coral Is Able to Mitigate the Adverse Effects of Ocean Acidification on Calcification by Increasing Feeding Rate

Erica K. Towle ,

* E-mail: etowle@rsmas.miami.edu

Affiliation Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, 33149, United States of America
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Ian C. Enochs,

Affiliations Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, 33149, United States of America, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories (AOML), National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Miami, Florida, 33149, United States of America
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Chris Langdon

Affiliation Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, 33149, United States of America
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Threatened Caribbean Coral Is Able to Mitigate the Adverse Effects of Ocean Acidification on Calcification by Increasing Feeding Rate

Erica K. Towle,
Ian C. Enochs,
Chris Langdon

Published: April 15, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123394

About the Authors

Erica K. Towle

* E-mail: etowle@rsmas.miami.edu

Affiliation Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, 33149, United States of America

Ian C. Enochs

Affiliations Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, 33149, United States of America, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories (AOML), National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Miami, Florida, 33149, United States of America

Chris Langdon

Affiliation Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, 33149, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EKT CL. Performed the experiments: EKT. Analyzed the data: EKT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EKT ICE CL. Wrote the paper: EKT ICE CL.

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