Scleractinian coral species survive and recover from decalcification

被引:192
作者
Fine, Maoz [1 ]
Tchernov, Dan
机构
[1] Bar Ilan Univ, Fac Life Sci, IL-52900 Ramat Gan, Israel
[2] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Dept Evolut Systemat & Ecol, IL-91904 Jerusalem, Israel
[3] Interuniv Inst Marine Sci, IL-88103 Elat, Israel
关键词
EVOLUTION; CARBON;
D O I
10.1126/science.1137094
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:1811 / 1811
页数:1
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