Ocean acidification-the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth's oceans-is a consequence a climate change and its effects on sea surface temperatures coral reef mortality and the resulting loss of buffering capacity O nutrient loading in estuaries, causing hypoxia and the formation of dead zones O increasing amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide dissolving in oce ans O acid rain

Ocean acidification-the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth's oceans-is a consequence a climate change and its effects on sea surface temperatures coral reef mortality and the resulting loss of buffering capacity O nutrient loading in estuaries, causing hypoxia and the formation of dead zones O increasing amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide dissolving in oce ans O acid rain

BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)

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ISBN:9781305967359

Author:STARR

Publisher:STARR

Chapter44: Human Effects On The Biosphere

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