Ocean Acidification (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Ocean Acidification

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Ocean acidification could harm a wide range of marine organisms and the food webs that depend on them. Mollusks -- including mussels and oysters, which support valuable marine fisheries -- are particularly sensitive to changes in seawater pH.

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Tom Kleindinst, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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