Two species of phytoplankton (coccolithophores) had higher rates of deformities when pH of seawater in the laboratory was different from present-day ocean pH. Examination of geological samples of coccolithophores did not reveal higher levels of deformities, suggesting that coccolithophores have adapted to changes in ocean pH over geological time.
Author(s): Langer, G., et al.
Date: 2006
Link: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/2005GC001227
Overview:
Scientific Literature
Additional Topics:
Calcification
Marine Life:
Phytoplankton
Parameters:
pH