Drivers of biogenic acidification in oyster cultivation waters: macroalgal photosynthesis raises pH and carbonate saturation state, but not total alkalinity.
Biogenic acidification is a growing concern in large-scale bivalve aquaculture. To investigate its drivers and mitigation strategies, oysters were incubated in a continuous flow-through system with five chambers in series to simulate upstream-to-downstream water flow in a large-scale long-line oyster aquaculture system...