Sentences with phrase «affect small organisms»

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That's so that the tweaks that are made spread to the entire organism, rather than affecting only a small group of cells.

A small decrease in pH affects the chemical equilibrium of seawater, making it harder for organisms to build calcium carbonate structures.

«Our future work will focus on the ways in which smaller organisms that feed on marine snow may be affected by the toxicity, and how that in turn can affect the larger food web.»

As a smaller fraction of the excess CO2 goes into the oceans, a larger fraction may remain in the atmosphere, and the chemical changes in seawater that can affect organisms will continue to grow in lockstep with the relentless increases in the excess CO2 in the overlying atmosphere caused by human activities.