Sentences with phrase «building calcareous»

Raised CO2 in aquatic systems can also lead to physiological stress, difficulty in building calcareous shells etc. (as will happen if atmospheric CO2 continues to build up beyond around 700ppm - the so called ocean acidification effect).

«Presumably, the algae built their calcareous shells as a protection against predators.

I think some research shows corals expelling their symbiotic algae at higher temperatures, which will make growing more difficult, leading to greater difficulties in keeping the productive population at the proper depth, and they've got decreased ability to build their calcareous skeletons (due to the dissolving CO2) on top of all that.

Not exact matches

As the calcareous shells of crustaceans that lived in the sea were discarded, they built up on the floor, and eventually became calcium carbonate — limestone.

That additional acidity gained from carbon dioxide in sea water is affecting many species with calcareous shells and having the most significant effect on hard corals, which also use calcium carbonate to build their home