Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP170103067
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Holding coral reefs together with soluble cement. This project aims to characterise and understand cement formation in coral reefs. Coral reefs are constructed by cementing together aragonite building blocks made by corals. The main cementing agent is high-magnesium calcite, the most soluble carbonate mineral and susceptible to ocean acidification. High-magnesium calcite cements are best developed on the high energy margins of coral reefs. This project will quantify how crustose coralline algae produces high-magnesium calcite and controls the dissolution and reprecipitation of high-magnesium cements. This project intends to quantify rates of reef cementation, susceptibility to ocean acidification and warming, and possible mitigating effects of alkalinity addition.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 09-2017
End Date: 12-2020
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $393,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Chemical Oceanography | Marine Geoscience | Isotope Geochemistry | Oceanography
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Australia (excl. Social Impacts) | Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water in Coastal and Estuarine Environments |
