New Shallow Horizon (IMAGE)

University of Alaska Fairbanks

New Shallow Horizon

Caption

This figure illustrates a new relatively shallow layer emerging in the Southern Ocean where the concentration of carbonate ions in the water is too low for pteropods to maintain their shells.

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International Arctic Research Center

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