Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150102092]Researchers: Bradley Eyre (Chief Investigator) , Kai Schulz (Chief Investigator) , Schulz, Kai G. (Chief Investigator) , Asst Prof Andreas Andersson (Partner Investigator)
Brief description Dissolution of CaCO3 in sediments in an acidifying ocean. Dissolution of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in sediments in the context of ocean acidification is poorly understood. This project will use in situ advective benthic chamber incubations and experimental manipulations under future ocean acidification scenarios to determine the controls on the dissolution of CaCO3 in sediments. This project is significant because changes in the dissolution of CaCO3 in sediments in an acidifying ocean are at least as important, and potentially more important, than calcification to the future accretion and survival of carbonate ecosystems. It is expected that outcomes of this project will significantly advance our understanding of the drivers of the dissolution of CaCO3 in sediments and the functioning of globally important carbonate ecosystems.
Funding Amount $349,700
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150102092
- ARC : DP150102092