High-Latitude Bioerosion: The Kosterfjord Experiment

Focusing on the impact of bioerosion, this study explores how various organisms, including grazers and microborers, contribute to the degradation of marine skeletal carbonates and limestone coasts. It highlights the historical significance of these organisms, with traces found in ancient fossil carbonates. While much research has centered on tropical regions, this groundbreaking experimental study examines carbonate degradation and boring community development in cold-temperate to polar environments, providing new insights into these processes along a bathymetric gradient.