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2007, Oceanography 20(2):188–195, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2007.69
ROGER REVELLE COMMEMORATIVE LECTURE | What Corals are Dying to Tell Us About CO2 and Ocean Acidification
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Ken Caldeira | Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Stanford, CA, USA
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Emissions of carbon dioxide are causing the oceans to become more acidic. Recent experiments show that this ocean acidification threatens many ocean ecosystems. The ancient past may provide a cautionary tale, indicating what might happen if we change ocean chemistry too much too fast.
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Caldeira, K. 2007. Roger Revelle Commemorative Lecture: What corals are dying to tell us about CO2 and ocean acidification. Oceanography 20(2):188–195, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2007.69.