Ocean acidification: First demonstration that ocean's CO2 uptake can impair digestion in a marine animal

Friday, November 15, 2013 - 11:01 in Earth & Climate

Ocean acidification impairs digestion in marine organisms, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. Researchers from Sweden and Germany have studied the larval stage of green sea urchins Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis. The results show that the animals have problems digesting food in acidified water.

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