Ocean Acidification: The Other CO
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C. Doney, Scott; J. Fabry, Victoria; A. Feely, Richard; A. Kleypas, Joan

doi:10.1146/annurev.marine.010908.163834

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Ocean Acidification: The Other CO 2 Problem

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Authors:

Scott C. Doney

Victoria J. Fabry

Richard A. Feely

Abstract

Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), primarily from human fossil fuel combustion, reduces ocean pH and causes wholesale shifts in seawater carbonate chemistry. The process of ocean acidification is well documented in field data, and the rate will accelerate over this century unless future CO 2...

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