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==Where it's happening== | ==Where it's happening== | ||
*Location based studies on Ocean Acidification | *Location based studies on Ocean Acidification | ||
**1) Great Barrier Reef- Sampling of ''Porites'' coral reveals a decrease in growth of 13% across the reef. | **1) Florida Reef Tract- Collection of carbonate chemistry data shows an increase in the aragonite saturation values that reduce calcification rates of organisms. | ||
**2) Great Barrier Reef- Sampling of ''Porites'' coral colonies reveals a decrease in growth of 13% across the reef. | |||
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==Looking Forward== | ==Looking Forward== | ||
Revision as of 15:06, 26 February 2014
Ocean Acidification
General
Ocean Acidification is defined as the process by which the acidity of ocean water increases, as pH lowers, due to an increase in the burning of fossil fuels by human industrialization. This causes an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is then absorbed by the ocean, leading to an imbalance in the chemistry of ocean water, which results in the pH lowering. This process has severe implications for marine ecosystems.
Mechanism
Effects
Where it's happening
- Location based studies on Ocean Acidification
- 1) Florida Reef Tract- Collection of carbonate chemistry data shows an increase in the aragonite saturation values that reduce calcification rates of organisms.
- 2) Great Barrier Reef- Sampling of Porites coral colonies reveals a decrease in growth of 13% across the reef.
- 3)