Sentences with phrase «harmful effects of ocean acidification»

These findings show for the first time that evolutionary adaptation may help to mitigate harmful effects of ocean acidification.

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«Shellfish response to ocean acidification depends on other stressors: Vulnerability of mussels to harmful effects from acidic seawater varies among different locations along the West Coast, study finds.»

An international research group led by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has now found evidence for potentially harmful effects the increasing acidification of the oceans may have on larvae of commercially important fish species such as cod.

Ocean acidification occurs when carbon dioxide dissolves out of the atmosphere and into the ocean, where it chemically reacts and lowers the water's pH. The process is sometimes dubbed the «evil twin» of climate change because of the harmful effects it may have on marine ecosysOcean acidification occurs when carbon dioxide dissolves out of the atmosphere and into the ocean, where it chemically reacts and lowers the water's pH. The process is sometimes dubbed the «evil twin» of climate change because of the harmful effects it may have on marine ecosysocean, where it chemically reacts and lowers the water's pH. The process is sometimes dubbed the «evil twin» of climate change because of the harmful effects it may have on marine ecosystems.