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Ocean Acidification: An Ecosystem Facing Dissolution

As a large sink, the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But in sea water, the gas reacts to produce carbonic acid - a threat for organisms building their shells and skeletons from calcium carbonate.

  • Sarah Kaehlert

    GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
    Wischhofstr. 1-3
    D-24148 Kiel
    Germany

    Phone: +49-431 600-1815
    e-mail:  skaehlert(at)geomar.de, 

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