Not exact matches
Such changes in
oceanic environmental conditions will have negative consequences for marine life and
organisms producing calcium carbonate (CaCO3) structures are amongst the most vulnerable due to the additional costs associated with calcification and maintenance of
calcified structures under more acidic conditions.
Seaweeds create a chemical microenvironment at their surface, providing refuge for
calcifying organisms that are at risk from decreasing
oceanic pH.
Predictions concerning the consequences of the
oceanic uptake of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) have been primarily occupied with the effects of ocean acidification on
calcifying organisms, particularly those critical to the formation of habitats (e.g. coral reefs) or their maintenance (e.g. grazing echinoderms).