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Emiliania huxleyi, a globally important species of marine algae or phytoplankton

An international study to understand and predict the likely impact of ocean acidification on shellfish and other marine organisms living in seas from the tropics to the poles is published this week in the journal Global Change Biology.

The results suggest that increased acidity is affecting the strength of shells and skeletons and it is…

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Global seafloor invertebrate biomass (image: Dan Jones, NOC; data courtesy Chih-Lin Wei, Dept. of Oceanography, Texas A&M Univ.)

Analysis of a comprehensive database has revealed strong links between biological productivity in the surface oceans and patterns of biomass and abundance at the seafloor, helping to explain large regional differences.

The research was conducted by an international, multi-institutional research team including scientists from the National…