Sentences with phrase «microscopic calcium carbonate shells»
The sediments are made up of microscopic calcium carbonate shells and fine - grained clay and silt sediment that is washed in from the nearby European continent.
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Anything with a calcium carbonate shell, from microscopic plankton to clams and oysters to pteropods.
Many marine species, from microscopic plankton to shellfish and coral reef builders, are referred to as calcifiers, species that use solid calcium carbonate (CaCO3) to construct their skeletons or shells.
The acidity could eat away the shells of such animals as the petropod, a nearly microscopic snail with a calcium carbonate covering that's eaten by krill, salmon and whales.