Ocean Acidification in the Arctic: What are the consequences of carbon dioxide increase on marine ecosystems?
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 01:31
in Earth & Climate
Carbon dioxide emissions not only lead to global warming, but also cause another, less well-known but equally disconcerting environmental change: ocean acidification. Scientists have just started the first major CO2 perturbation experiment in the Arctic Ocean. Their goal is to determine the response of Arctic marine life to the rapid change in ocean chemistry.