Three direct effects of increasing ocean acidification on marine plankton have been recognized: enhanced phytoplankton growth rate, changing elemental composition of primary produced organic matter, and reduced biogenic calcification.
Author(s): Wolf-Gladrow, D.A., et al.
Date: 1999
Link: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/3414/
Overview:
Scientific Literature
Additional Topics:
Biological effects of OCA
Ecosystem
Food web
Growth
Geographic Areas:
Global
Marine Life:
Phytoplankton
Parameters:
CaCO3 saturation state
Carbonate chemistry
CO2 / pCO2
pH
Species Group:
Diatoms