Calcification rate of pteropods dropped 28 percent at pH levels projected for 2100. This result supports the concern for the future of pteropods in a high-CO2 world, as well as of those species dependent upon them as a food resource. (Laboratory study)
Author(s): Comeau, S
Date: 2009
Link: https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/6/1877/2009/
Additional Topics:
Biological effects of OCA
Calcification
Ecosystem
Food web
Marine Life:
Zooplankton
Parameters:
pH
Species Group:
Pteropods