The consequences of human-driven ocean acidification for marine life.
Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide is causing a wholesale shift in surface seawater chemistry, potentially threatening many marine organisms that form shells and skeletons from calcium carbonate. Recent papers suggest that the biological consequences of ocean acidification already may be underway and may be more complex, nuanced and widespread than previously thought.
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Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA 02549 USA. sdoney@whoi.edu