Environment & Ecology · Marine Ecosystems
How does ocean acidification primarily affect calcifying marine organisms such as corals and shellfish?
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- 1It rapidly reduces ambient global water temperatures
- 2It significantly increases the baseline fish population density
- 3It reduces the availability of carbonate ions needed for shell formation✓
- 4It accelerates and strengthens coral reef calcification
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It reduces the availability of carbonate ions needed for shell formation
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