Definition
Carbonate budget: A quantitative measure, typically using census-based data, of the net rate of carbonate production within a given reef or carbonate sedimentary environment. The approach enables rates of reef carbonate production and erosion, associated with different biological, chemical and physical processes, to be quantified.
Introduction
In many tropical reef environments, corals are important primary producers of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and thus play a key role in reef framework construction. High percentage coral cover is often taken as indicative of a high rate of CaCO3accumulation and thus of rapid reef growth potential. However, corals represent just one of the carbonate producing groups that contribute to reef construction. Carbonate is also added to a reef’s structure by calcareous algae and other calcareous encrusting organisms, through carbonate sedimentation, and by the precipitation of marine cements. Alongside these constructive processes, a range of...
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Perry, C.T. (2011). Carbonate Budgets and Reef Framework Accumulation. In: Hopley, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Modern Coral Reefs. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2639-2_53
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