Sentences with phrase «caused by marine organisms»

Carbon is transported within the ocean by three mechanisms; (1) the «solubility pump» (see glossary), (2) the «biological pump» (see case study), (3) the «marine carbonate pump» which is caused by marine organisms forming shells in the surface ocean.

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There it benefits marine organisms by helping to reduce the acidification caused by carbon concentrations that has been found to harm corals and shellfish.

Changing living conditions caused by climate change or ocean acidification — the decrease of ocean pH due to the uptake of human - induced carbon dioxide from the atmosphere — pose serious threats to marine organisms.

The ocean uptake of excess atmospheric carbon dioxide, the excess above preindustrial levels driven by human emissions, causes well - understood and substantial changes in seawater chemistry that can affect marine organisms and ecosystems.

They clog up marine organisms» intestinal tracts, suppress their hunger by making them feel full, and cause infertility.