The
calcification rate values (µmol CaCO3 h − 1 cm − 2) were calculated according to the equation: Δ A T 2 ∗ V chamber − V coral T ∗ A coral where ΔAT is the difference in Total Alkalinity (AT)
measured between the beginning and the end the incubation period, V is the volume of the chamber or the coral fragment, T is the duration of the incubation and A is the coral surface area.
In the Nature study you state that previous work has not determined the impact of acidification on the ability of individual species to calcify because they
measured net
calcification (that is, gross
calcification minus dissolution) thus failing to disentangle the relative contributions of gross
calcification (the amount of carbonate deposited by an animal over time) and dissolution
rates.