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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-5871-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-5871-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Potential and limitations of finite element modelling in assessing structural integrity of coralline algae under future global change
L. A. Melbourne
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, BS8 1RJ, Bristol, UK
School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, 24 Tyndall Avenue, BS8 1TQ, Bristol, UK
Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD, London, UK
J. Griffin
School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, BS8 1RJ, Bristol, UK
D. N. Schmidt
School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, BS8 1RJ, Bristol, UK
E. J. Rayfield
School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, 24 Tyndall Avenue, BS8 1TQ, Bristol, UK
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- Do skeletal Mg/Ca ratios of Arctic rhodoliths reflect atmospheric CO2 concentrations? S. Teichert et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-020-02767-3
- Structural integrity and skeletal trace elements in intertidal coralline algae across the Northeast Atlantic reveal a distinct separation of the leading and the trailing edge populations R. Kolzenburg et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106086
- Unexpected increase in structural integrity caused by thermally induced dwarfism in large benthic foraminifera D. Titelboim et al. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.231280
- The importance of wave exposure on the structural integrity of rhodoliths L. Melbourne et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2017.11.007
- Structural and Elemental Analysis of the Freshwater, Low-Mg Calcite Coralline Alga Pneophyllum cetinaensis F. Ragazzola et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9091089
- Review: finite element modeling, artificial intelligence, digital twins and applications for additive manufacturing of refractory alloys B. Das et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-026-13762-0
- pH up-regulation as a potential mechanism for the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa to sustain growth in aragonite undersaturated conditions M. Wall et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-6869-2015
- Exploring structural integrity of coralline algae in response to the environmental changes associated with the PETM: a tale of functional resistance L. Melbourne et al. https://doi.org/10.1111/pala.70039
- Impact of high CO2 on the geochemistry of the coralline algae Lithothamnion glaciale F. Ragazzola et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep20572
- Mobility of maerl-siliciclastic mixtures: Impact of waves, currents and storm events S. Joshi et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2017.03.018
- Environmental impacts on the structural integrity of British rhodoliths L. Melbourne et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40292-5
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Using Finite element modelling (FEM) we show that a simplified geometric FE model can predict the structural strength of the coralline algal skeleton. We compared a series of 3D geometric FE-models with increasing complexity to a biologically accurate model derived from computed tomography (CT) scan data. Using geometric models provides the basis for a better understanding of the potential effect of climate change on the structural integrity of these organisms.
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