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Ocean CO2 studies look beyond coral [1]

One million tons of atmospheric carbon dioxide are dissolved into the oceans every hour, a process that helps maintain the Earth's delicate carbon balance. But CO2 also makes seawater more acidic, and too much of it can wreak havoc on a marine species.

Publication Date: 
22/02/2008
Erik Stokstad [2], Eli Kintisch [3]
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Marine Ecosystems [4], Oceans and Seas [5], Carbon Dioxide [6], Climate Change [7], Climate Science [8], Global Warming [9], Climate Impacts [10], Science [11]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/erik-stokstad
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/eli-kintisch
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-ecosystems
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oceans-and-seas
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/science