Sentences with phrase «ocean acidity due»

Increasing ocean acidity due to increasing atmospheric concentrations of CO2 (Denman et al., 2007 Section 7.3.4.1; Sabine et al., 2004; Royal Society, 2005) is very likely to reduce biocalcification of marine organisms such as corals (Hughes et al., 2003; Feely et al., 2004).

Not exact matches

The strength of the byssal threads varies seasonally, Carrington said, with mussels creating significantly weaker threads in late summer when the oceans reach higher temperatures and high levels of acidity — both of which are also on the rise due to climate change.

But it appears oceans will still absorb less carbon due to the increasing acidity affect.

The Antarctic ice sheet reached the coastline for the first time at ca. 33.6 Ma and became a driver of Antarctic circulation, which in turn affected global climate, causing increased latitudinal thermal gradients and a «spinning up» of the oceans that resulted in: (1) increased thermohaline circulation and erosional pulses of Northern Component Water and Antarctic Bottom Water; (2) increased deep - basin ventilation, which caused a decrease in oceanic residence time, a decrease in deep - ocean acidity, and a deepening of the calcite compensation depth (CCD); and (3) increased diatom diversity due to intensified upwelling.

And what is actually even more alarming is the CO2 discharged into our oceans which changes the acidity (ph balance) of the water, and this is already having disastrous results in the seafood industry because oysters can not form their shells naturally due to the acidic levels from the excessive CO2.

Most of the rest is going into the oceans which are showing a corresponding increase in acidity due to carbonic acid.