Osteoporosis in the world’s oceans: Bioeroding sponges are threatening coral reefs
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 19 September, 2012
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Due to the massive production of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, our oceans are becoming increasingly acidic. Scientists studied the consequences of ocean acidification on sponges that bore into calcareous materials such as coral skeletons. Results show that these sponges will profit from global changes, while coral reefs are threatened in their survival....