First evidence of ocean acidification affecting live marine creatures in the Southern Ocean
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 26 November, 2012
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The shells of marine snails -- known as pteropods -- living in the seas around Antarctica are being dissolved by ocean acidification, according to a new study. These tiny animals are a valuable food source for fish and birds and play an important role in the oceanic carbon cycle....