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CORRECTION article

Front. Mar. Sci., 15 September 2025

Sec. Coastal Ocean Processes

Volume 12 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1663879

Correction: Natural and artificial consolidation of sand (beachrock) induced by cyanobacterial/algal mat photosynthesis

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  1. Natural and artificial consolidation of sand (beachrock) induced by cyanobacterial/algal mat photosynthesis

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Katsunori YamakiKatsunori Yamaki1Shoji Yamamoto,,Shoji Yamamoto2,3,4Hajime Kayanne,*Hajime Kayanne2,5*
  • 1Hayama Marine Science Laboratory, Kajima Technical Research Institute (Kajima Corp), Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
  • 2Department of Earth and Planetary Science, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  • 3National Metrology Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
  • 4Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Japan
  • 5Department of Civil Engineering, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

A Correction on
Natural and artificial consolidation of sand (beachrock) induced by cyanobacterial/algal mat photosynthesis

By Yamaki K, Yamamoto S and Kayanne H (2025) Front. Mar. Sci. 12:1532130. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1532130

There was a mistake in Figure 8 as published. The filled and blank dots in red representing pH data and all the alkalinity data in black were missing from the figure. The corrected Figure 8 appears below.

Figure 8
Graph showing pH and total alkalinity (A_T) over time for two fields: BR and open water. pH (red, left y-axis) ranges from 7.0 to 12.0; A_T (black, right y-axis) ranges from 0 to 2500 micromoles per kilogram. Data is plotted for times from 4:30 to 4:30 the following day. Field BR shows a rising and falling trend, whereas open water remains relatively stable.

Figure 8. Time-series changes in carbonate chemistry during beachrock formation. pH (red) and total alkalinity (AT; black) in the natural beachrock (BR; filled circles) and open water (open circles). Measurement errors for AT range from 5 to 10 µmol kg-1.

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Keywords: beachrock, cyanobacteria, carbonate chemistry, coral reef, coastal protection

Citation: Yamaki K, Yamamoto S and Kayanne H (2025) Correction: Natural and artificial consolidation of sand (beachrock) induced by cyanobacterial/algal mat photosynthesis. Front. Mar. Sci. 12:1663879. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1663879

Received: 14 July 2025; Accepted: 04 September 2025;
Published: 15 September 2025.

Edited and reviewed by:

Travis Blake Meador, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR), Czechia

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*Correspondence: Hajime Kayanne, a2F5YW5uZUBnLmVjYy51LXRva3lvLmFjLmpw

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