This influx of carbon lowers the pH of sea water, making it more acidic.
The change in ocean chemistry is particularly bad for sea animals with shells, like oysters, clams, and snails — the acid gnaws away at their hard protective shelter.
British researchers recently found that the shells of marine snails, known as pteropods, living in the Antarctic seas were being dissolved by the corrosive ocean waters.
The negative effects of ocean acidification doesn't stop at these little sea creatures. By threatening animals at the bottom of the food chain, it also mucks things up for those at the top — like us.
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5 comments:
"man-made carbon emissions are rising because of burning fossil fuels".
Ok what about carbon from volcanoes?
10:06 I get your point about the volcanoes but it's pointless to look at anything other than possible causes we have direct control over
Volcanoe pump many zillion times more carbon into the air then man ever thought of doing. Global warming cries are money maker thru carbon tax pure and simple.
pteropods.......O GREAT, something else to keep me up at night!
Traffic and volcanoes have been increasing every year since 1926 and now they are both totally out of hand down there! I say If there's too many emissions in the Antarctic, bring all those cars, trucks, and buses here to the USA where they belong, and put giant corks in all the volcanoes!
Problem solved!
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