Ocean acidification: implications for coral reefs

Acidification due to ocean uptake of carbon dioxide will have serious consequences for coral reefs worldwide over the course of this century. The surface ocean now absorbs up to 30 percent of the yearly emissions of carbon dioxide. The absorbed carbon dioxide dissolves in water through a well-unders...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 2008
Subjects:
Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)-Climate
Climatic changes
Coral reefs
Acidification
Greenhouse effect
Pollution
Animals
Ecosystems
Climate change
Effects on the Reef
Reef Ecosystems and Species
Reef-wide
Ocean acidification
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11017/141
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Summary:Acidification due to ocean uptake of carbon dioxide will have serious consequences for coral reefs worldwide over the course of this century. The surface ocean now absorbs up to 30 percent of the yearly emissions of carbon dioxide. The absorbed carbon dioxide dissolves in water through a well-understood chemical process, forming a weak acid that is decreasing the pH of the oceans.

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