Shell thickness of Nucella lapillus in the North Sea increased over the last 130 years despite ocean acidification
Marine gastropod shells have thickened over the past 130 years on the southern North Sea coast as local environmental conditions counteracted global ocean acidification, suggest analyses of a 130-year record of dog whelk morphology.
Published in: | Communications Earth & Environment |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Nature Portfolio
2022
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00486-7 https://doaj.org/article/9f7d1501b49448cc875a44de349dcbb9 |
Summary: | Marine gastropod shells have thickened over the past 130 years on the southern North Sea coast as local environmental conditions counteracted global ocean acidification, suggest analyses of a 130-year record of dog whelk morphology. |
---|