Scleractinian coral species survive and recover from decalcification

Maoz Fine; Dan Tchernov

doi:10.1126/science.1137094

Scleractinian coral species survive and recover from decalcification

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When seawater pH drops by 0.7 units, stony corals can survive for months as soft bodies lacking skeletons and then recalcify as the pH normalizes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1811
Number of pages	1
Journal	Science
Volume	315
Issue number	5820
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1137094
State	Published - 30 Mar 2007
Externally published	Yes

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