Impact of carbonate saturation on large Caribbean benthic foraminifera assemblages

Martinez, Ana; Hernández-Terrones, Laura; Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario; Paytan, Adina

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-6819-2018

Articles | Volume 15, issue 22

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-6819-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-6819-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 22

Research article

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16 Nov 2018

Research article |

| 16 Nov 2018

Impact of carbonate saturation on large Caribbean benthic foraminifera assemblages

Ana Martinez, Laura Hernández-Terrones, Mario Rebolledo-Vieyra, and Adina Paytan

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Final revised paper (published on 16 Nov 2018)
Preprint (discussion started on 16 Jul 2018)

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review report bg-2018-336', Inge van Dijk, 07 Aug 2018
- SC1: 'Reply', Adina Paytan, 10 Aug 2018
  - AC1: 'Response to comments', Adina Paytan, 22 Oct 2018
RC2: 'Review of bg-2018-336', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Aug 2018
- SC2: 'Good Points', Adina Paytan, 26 Aug 2018
  - AC2: 'Response to comments', Adina Paytan, 22 Oct 2018
RC3: 'Review of “Impact of carbonate saturation on large Caribbean benthic foraminifera assemblages” by Martinez et al. for Biogeosciences', Anonymous Referee #3, 11 Sep 2018
- SC3: 'Thanks', Adina Paytan, 11 Sep 2018
  - AC3: 'Response to comments', Adina Paytan, 22 Oct 2018

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (26 Oct 2018) by Jack Middelburg

AR by Adina Paytan on behalf of the Authors (26 Oct 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (29 Oct 2018) by Jack Middelburg

AR by Adina Paytan on behalf of the Authors (30 Oct 2018) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Our study at low-pH submarine springs suggests that ocean acidification may reduce the number of Caribbean benthic foraminifera, particularly those species that form carbonate shells. This may have subsequent repercussions on the global carbon cycle and marine food webs that depend on benthic foraminifera.