Sentences with phrase «changes in ocean chemistry resulting»

But they are very sensitive to changes in ocean chemistry resulting from human activity.

But they are very sensitive to changes in ocean chemistry resulting from greenhouse gas emissions, as well as to coastal pollution, warming waters, overdevelopment, and overfishing.

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This means that the sudden appearance of rangeomorphs at large size could have been a direct result of major changes in climate and ocean chemistry.

In their statement, the scientific academies say the oceans have absorbed about a quarter of the carbon dioxide emitted to the atmosphere by human activities since the industrial revolution, resulting in rapid and irreversible changes in ocean chemistrIn their statement, the scientific academies say the oceans have absorbed about a quarter of the carbon dioxide emitted to the atmosphere by human activities since the industrial revolution, resulting in rapid and irreversible changes in ocean chemistrin rapid and irreversible changes in ocean chemistrin ocean chemistry.

The rapid uptake of heat energy and CO2 by the ocean results in a series of concomitant changes in seawater carbonate chemistry, including reductions in pH and carbonate saturation state, as well as increases in dissolved CO2 and bicarbonate ions [3]: a phenomenon defined as ocean acidification.

To investigate changes in ocean chemistry that could result from higher temperatures and carbon - dioxide concentrations, the researchers used an Earth - system model called the Integrated Science Assessment Model.