Ocean Acidification and Temperatures

I believe this subject merits a section of its own for the following reasons

  1. Oceans have become more acid than at any time in the last 35 million years
  2. Processes in the ocean are much less well understood than those on land. For example there are thousands of calcifying organisms on earth and we have investigated only six to ten of them.
  3. Half the photosynthesis on earth takes place in the ocean.
  4. Nearly half the excess CO2 we produce is absorbed in the ocean

Update - Ocean Acidification 21/05/08
Current Targets Endanger Ocean Life 09/07/08
Oceans Becoming Corrosive 23/05/08
Adding Lime to Seawater 22/07/08
Diazotrophs to the Rescue 22/07/08
Ocean Collapse Possible 27/12/07
Ocean Acidity Concerns 21/02/08
Resilience of Coral Reefs 15/08/03
North Sea Recovery 09/06/07


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