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Impact of ocean acidification and elevated temperatures on early juveniles of the polar shelled pteropod Limacina helicina: mortality, shell degradation, and shell growth
Description: This study investigated the effects of rising partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) and elevated temperature on pre-winter juveniles of the polar pteropod Limacina helicina. Researchers concluded that pre-winter juveniles will be negatively affected by both rising temperature and pCO2 which may result in a possible decline in abundance of the overwintering population, the basis for next year's reproduction. [Source: Biogeosciences]
URL: http://www.biogeosciences.net/8/919/2011/bg-8-919-2011.html
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Source: Biogeosciences
Publish Date: 4/1/2011
Reading Level: Expert
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