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New study in journal Nature: Calcifying microalgae are witnesses of increasing ocean acidification

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EPOCA: Ocean Acidification and its Consequences on Ecosystems

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BIOACID - Major research project examines ocean acidification

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Enormous Progress in Ocean Acidification Research: New Report Summarises Current State of Knowledge

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Scientists analyse the extent of ocean acidification

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Get ready for Ocean Acidification – Nature-Comment by AWI-scientist and Swedish colleague

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A question of light: Ocean acidification slows algae growth in the Southern Ocean

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Tropical coral reefs lose two thirds of their zooplankton through ocean acidification

Climate change
Tropical coral reefs lose up to two thirds of their zooplankton through ocean acidification. This is the conclusion reached by a German-Australian research team that examined two reefs [...] the seabed, lowering the water's acidity to a level, which scientists predict for the future of the oceans. The researchers believe that the decline in zooplankton is due to the loss of suitable hiding places [...] places. It results from the changes in the coral reef community due to increasing acidification. Instead of densely branched branching corals, robust mounding species of hard coral grow, offering the z

A strong case for limiting climate change

Ocean Acidification
In November 2017, the German research network on ocean acidification BIOACID (Biological Impacts of Ocean Acidification) reaches its conclusion after eight years of extensive in [...] from 20 German institutions clearly indicate that ocean acidification and warming, along with other environmental stressors, impair life in the ocean and compromise important ecosystem services it provides

Across the Weddell Sea

vulnerable to ocean acidification. The increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leads to an increased absorption of CO2 in the cold waters of the polar oceans and enhances the acidification there