The impact of environmental acidification on the microstructure and mechanical integrity of marine invertebrate skeletons
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DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coz062
Abstract: Abstract Ocean acidification (OA), from seawater uptake of anthropogenic CO2, has a suite of negative effects on the ability of marine invertebrates to produce and maintain their skeletons. Increased organism pCO2 causes hypercapnia, an energetically… read more here.
Keywords: mechanical integrity; marine; acidification; environmental acidification ... See more keywords
Selectively bred oysters can alter their biomineralization pathways, promoting resilience to environmental acidification
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DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14818
Abstract: Abstract Commercial shellfish aquaculture is vulnerable to the impacts of ocean acidification driven by increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption by the ocean as well as to coastal acidification driven by land run off and rising… read more here.
Keywords: promoting resilience; carbon; acidification; selectively bred ... See more keywords