Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Rising water temperatures and acidification affect important plankton organism

In an experiment with organisms from the Kiel Fjord, a team of biologists has demonstrated for the first time, that ocean acidification and rising water temperatures harms the fatty acid composition of copepods in the natural plankton community. As a consequence, fish might find food of poorer quality, the researchers argue.

from Oceanography News -- ScienceDaily http://ift.tt/2b3m8UW
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