[Coral-List] Unifying Mass Extinction Hypothesis

Scott Wooldridge s.wooldridge at aims.gov.au
Wed Jul 30 01:12:35 EDT 2008


Dear Coral-List,

I encourage people with an interest in ocean acidification impacts to
consider a paper / hypothesis that is currently open for discussion on
the interactive Biogeosciences journal.

Mass extinctions past and present: a unifying hypothesis

S. A. Wooldridge
Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB #3, Townsville MC, 4810,
QLD, Australia


It is accessible and open for interactive public discussion via the
web-link:

http://www.biogeosciences-discuss.net/5/2401/2008/bgd-5-2401-2008.html



Also, read the "Additional Observations #1, #2, #3" in the linked
Interactive Discussion to understand why the hypothesis predicts that
symbiotic reef corals undergo skeletal dissolution at night-time and
during mass bleaching events. The significance of this dissolution
process for ocean carbon sequestration, and hence future global warming
rates, is also considered. 

http://www.cosis.net/members/journals/df/article.php?paper=bgd-5-2401



Kind Regards,

Scott

Scott Wooldridge, PhD
Research Scientist
Australian Institute of Marine Science
PMB 3 Townsville MC, QLD, 4810.
 
ph      07 47534142 (w)
fax     07 47725852
email  s.wooldridge at aims.gov.au
web    www.aims.gov.au




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