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| Title |
Geochemical Consequences of Increased Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide on Coral Reefs
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| Published in |
Science, April 1999
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| DOI | 10.1126/science.284.5411.118 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Joan A. Kleypas, Robert W. Buddemeier, David Archer, Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Chris Langdon, Bradley N. Opdyke |
| Abstract |
A coral reef represents the net accumulation of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) produced by corals and other calcifying organisms. If calcification declines, then reef-building capacity also declines. Coral reef calcification depends on the saturation state of the carbonate mineral aragonite of surface waters. By the middle of the next century, an increased concentration of carbon dioxide will decrease the aragonite saturation state in the tropics by 30 percent and biogenic aragonite precipitation by 14 to 30 percent. Coral reefs are particularly threatened, because reef-building organisms secrete metastable forms of CaCO3, but the biogeochemical consequences on other calcifying marine ecosystems may be equally severe. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 7 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 57% |
| Cyprus | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 2 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 43% |
| Scientists | 3 | 43% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 1,229 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 2% |
| Germany | 10 | <1% |
| Brazil | 9 | <1% |
| Mexico | 7 | <1% |
| Australia | 7 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | <1% |
| Canada | 4 | <1% |
| South Africa | 4 | <1% |
| Belgium | 3 | <1% |
| Other | 27 | 2% |
| Unknown | 1128 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 246 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 242 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 198 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 149 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 52 | 4% |
| Other | 195 | 16% |
| Unknown | 147 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 429 | 35% |
| Environmental Science | 290 | 24% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 204 | 17% |
| Chemistry | 25 | 2% |
| Engineering | 25 | 2% |
| Other | 79 | 6% |
| Unknown | 177 | 14% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 56. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 January 2024.
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#269
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#12
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