Centre for Marine Science Special Seminar
Event Details
- Date:
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Thursday, 12 May 2016
- Time:
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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
- Room:
- Goddard Building Room 257 (08-257)
- UQ Location:
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Goddard Building (St Lucia)
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Event Description
- Full Description:
- Please join us for a special seminar from Dr Didier Zoccola from the Centre Scientifique de Monaco who will be presenting: Dissolved Inorganic Carbon in coral biomineralization: Stylophora pistillata as a model.
Abstract:
Symbiotic cnidarians from the order Scleractinia form the foundation of coral reefs, which constitute one of the most important biogenic structures worldwide. In our lab, we work on how these animals build these structures, i.e. the coral biomineralisation. This process involves the use of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) that exists in three forms in seawater: carbon dioxide (CO2), bicarbonate (HCO3-) and carbonate (CO32-). However, biomineralisation occurs in compartments that are not in direct contact with seawater and thus need to be actively supplied with DIC. Moreover, we have previously shown that, because of climate change and there resulting in ocean acidification modifying seawater carbonate chemistry, the growth of the coral, S tylophora pistillata, was altered.
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