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SUBMITTER: Akiva A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5951882 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Akiva Anat A Neder Maayan M Kahil Keren K Gavriel Rotem R Pinkas Iddo I Goobes Gil G Mass Tali T
Nature communications 20180514 1
Aragonite skeletons in corals are key contributors to the storage of atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> worldwide. Hence, understanding coral biomineralization/calcification processes is crucial for evaluating and predicting the effect of environmental factors on this process. While coral biomineralization studies have focused on adult corals, the exact stage at which corals initiate mineralization remains enigmatic. Here, we show that minerals are first precipitated as amorphous calcium carbonate and s ...[more]