{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["8(1)"],"submitter":["Noonan SHC"],"pubmed_abstract":["Ocean acidification from increasing atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> is progressively affecting seawater chemistry, but predicting ongoing and near-future consequences for marine ecosystems is challenging without empirical field data. Here we quantify tropical coral reef benthic communities at 37 stations with varying exposure to submarine volcanic CO<sub>2</sub> seeping, and determine the aragonite saturation state (Ω<sub>Ar</sub>) where significant changes occur in situ. With declining Ω<sub>Ar</sub>, reef communities displayed progressive retractions of most reef-building taxa and a proliferation in the biomass and cover of non-calcareous brown and red algae, without clear tipping points. The percent cover of all complex habitat-forming corals, crustose coralline algae (CCA) and articulate co"],"journal":["Communications biology"],"pagination":["1518"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12644485"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Progressive changes in coral reef communities with increasing ocean acidification."],"pmcid":["PMC12644485"],"pubmed_authors":["Fisher R","Fabricius KE","Birrell C","Noonan SHC"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Progressive changes in coral reef communities with increasing ocean acidification.","description":"Ocean acidification from increasing atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> is progressively affecting seawater chemistry, but predicting ongoing and near-future consequences for marine ecosystems is challenging without empirical field data. Here we quantify tropical coral reef benthic communities at 37 stations with varying exposure to submarine volcanic CO<sub>2</sub> seeping, and determine the aragonite saturation state (Ω<sub>Ar</sub>) where significant changes occur in situ. With declining Ω<sub>Ar</sub>, reef communities displayed progressive retractions of most reef-building taxa and a proliferation in the biomass and cover of non-calcareous brown and red algae, without clear tipping points. The percent cover of all complex habitat-forming corals, crustose coralline algae (CCA) and articulate co","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Nov","modification":"2026-06-05T19:16:52.529Z","creation":"2026-05-20T03:14:33.575Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12644485","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41286363"],"doi":["10.1038/s42003-025-08889-w"]}}