Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Ocean acidification slows algae growth in the southern ocean

Scientists demonstrate for the first time that ocean acidification could have negative impacts on diatoms in the Southern Ocean. In laboratory tests they were able to observe that under changing light conditions, diatoms grow more slowly in acidic water.



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