Fraction of global calcium carbonate production that calcification (formation of an external skeleton through the transformation of dissolved inorganic carbon, into calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) accounts for

Range ~15 %
Organism Biosphere
Reference Bertucci A et al., Carbonic anhydrases in anthozoan corals-A review. Bioorg Med Chem. 2013 Mar 15 21(6):1437-50. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.10.024 p.1437 right column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID23199478
Primary Source SylvieTambutté et al., Coral biomineralization: From the gene to the environment. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. Volume 408, Issues 1–2, 15 November 2011, Pages 58-78 link
Comments P.1437 right column 2nd paragraph: "Calcification, or the formation of an external skeleton through the transformation of dissolved inorganic carbon, into calcium carbonate (CaCO3), in the form of aragonite. This process accounts for about 15% of the global calcium carbonate production [primary source]."
Entered by Uri M
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