Kennedy Wolfe

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a manipulation experiment in which sodium hydroxide was added to seawater flowing over a natural coral reef community in situ and showed that when ocean chemistry was restored closer to pre-industrial conditions, net community calcification increased, indicating that ocean acidification may already be impairing coral reef growth.

TL;DR: This estimate provides evidence that near-future reductions in the aragonite saturation state will compromise the ecosystem function of coral reefs, and is the first to be based on a controlled experiment in the natural environment.

TL;DR: Adaptation to fluctuating temperature-pH conditions in the interTidal may convey resilience to juvenile H. erythrogramma to changing ocean conditions, however, ocean warming and acidification may shift baseline intertidal temperature and pH/pCO2 to levels that exceed tolerance limits.

TL;DR: Enhanced larval performance at 1 μg chl a L-1 provides empirical support for the enhanced nutrients hypothesis, but up to a limit, and emphasizes the need for appropriate mitigation strategies to reduce eutrophication and the consequent risk of A. planci outbreaks.

TL;DR: The stunting effect of decreased pH on larval growth is typical of echinoplutei, indicating that similar mechanisms operate across species, and indicates that H. tuberculata may tolerate near-future ocean change and this may be facilitated by acclimatization or adaption.