Marine Science Faculty Publications
Coral Reefs, Carbonate Sediments, Nutrients, and Global Change
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2001
Keywords
Coral Reef, Benthic Community, Gross Primary Productivity, Great Barrier Reef, Ozone Depletion
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1219-6_11
Abstract
As the 21st century begins, studies of coral reefs, carbonate sediments, and limestones will continue to be fundamental to understanding the past, present, and future of marine ecosystems and global climate. An intellectually challenging aspect of carbonate research is the plethora of paradoxes associated with the biology of carbonate-secreting organisms, carbonate geochemistry, and carbonate depositional ecosystems. Discovering new paradoxes, deciphering existing ones, and deepening understanding of old ones undoubtedly will continue to engage carbonate researchers well into the new century.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Coral Reefs, Carbonate Sediments, Nutrients, and Global Change, in G. D. Stanley Jr. (Ed.), The History and Sedimentology of Ancient Reef Systems, Springer, p. 387-427
Scholar Commons Citation
Hallock, Pamela, "Coral Reefs, Carbonate Sediments, Nutrients, and Global Change" (2001). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 1236.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/1236