Drivers of pH Variability in Coastal Ecosystems.

@article{Carstensen2019DriversOP,  title={Drivers of pH Variability in Coastal Ecosystems.},  author={Jacob Carstensen and Carlos M. Duarte},  journal={Environmental science \& technology},  year={2019},  volume={53 8},  pages={          4020-4029        },  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:84841808}}
P pH variability was particularly pronounced in coastal ecosystems with strong decoupling of production and respiration processes, seasonally or through stratification, demonstrating that coastal pH can be managed by controlling inputs of nutrients, organic matter, and alkalinity.

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