Sentences with phrase «for marine organisms»

The consequences of changes in pH for marine organisms and ecosystems are just beginning to be understood.

Bulkheads, sea walls and vertical structures with marginal structural complexity don't provide the same habitat for marine organisms as natural shorelines, Gittman said.

These fragments can cause significant issues for marine organisms that ingest them, including inflammation, reduced feeding and weight - loss.

Ocean acidification reduces carbonate ion saturation, making it harder for marine organisms to produce the CaCO3 that they need to form their shells and frameworks.

In a recent study Anders Anderssons group showed that a population of Spartobacteria, which is abundant in the Baltic Sea, encodes a battery of enzymes for metabolizing complex carbohydrates, which is a quite rare feature for marine organisms.

Physically formed by brown macroalgae, kelp forests provide a unique, three - dimensional habitat for marine organisms [4] and are a source for understanding many ecological processes.

Some of the spill response treatments proposed after Valdez were found to be more hazardous than oil for marine organisms.

6 Impacts of Ocean acidification Adding CO 2 decreases the amount of carbonate available for marine organism.

Scientists are concerned that ocean acidification — a gradual acidification of seawater — could have negative consequences for marine organisms, marine food webs, and entire ecosystems.

... In conclusion, human activities are perturbing the ocean and the habitats for marine organisms.