Journal
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
Volume 86, Issue 2, Pages 157-164Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.11.022
Keywords
acidification; biological response; marine organisms; calcification; pH
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- CE [FP7-226248]
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology [RYC-2006-001836]
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The ocean captures a large part of the anthropogenic carbon dioxide emitted to the atmosphere. As a result of the increase in CO2 partial pressure the ocean pH is lowered as compared to pre-industrial times and a further decline is expected. Ocean acidification has been proposed to pose a major threat for marine organisms, particularly shell-forming and calcifying organisms. Here we show, on the basis of meta-analysis of available experimental assessments, differences in organism responses to elevated PCO2 and propose that marine biota may be more resistant to ocean acidification than expected. Calcification is most sensitive to ocean acidification while it is questionable if marine functional diversity is impacted significantly along the ranges of acidification predicted for the 21st century. Active biological processes and small-scale temporal and spatial variability in ocean pH may render marine biota far more resistant to ocean acidification than hitherto believed. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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