Journal article
Calcification in aquatic plants
Plant, Cell and Environment, Vol.7(6), pp.457-466
1984
Abstract
The CaCO3 deposits of aquatic plants may be intra‐, inter‐ and extracellular. Calcification is mainly the result of photosynthetic CO2 or HCO− 3 assimilation. This raises the local pH and CO2− 3 concentration resulting from shifts in the dissolved inorganic carbon equilibrium, due to either net CO2 depletion as in Halimeda or localized OH− efflux (or H+ influx) as in Chara. The plant cell wall may be important in CaCO3 nucleation by acting as an epitaxial substratum or template, or by creating a microenvironment enriched in Ca2+ compared to Mg2+. Hypotheses on the reason for the lack of calcification in many aquatic plants are presented.
Details
- Title
- Calcification in aquatic plants
- Authors/Creators
- M.A. Borowitzka (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Plant, Cell and Environment, Vol.7(6), pp.457-466
- Identifiers
- 991005542340107891
- Copyright
- © 1984, Wiley Blackwell.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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