Physiological effects of environmental acidification in the deep-sea urchin <i>Strongylocentrotus fragilis</i>
Anthropogenic CO<sub>2</sub> is now reaching depths over 1000 m in the Eastern Pacific, overlapping the Oxygen Minimum Zone (OMZ). Deep-sea animals are suspected to be especially sensitive to environmental acidification associated with global climate change. We have investigated the effe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-03-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/1413/2014/bg-11-1413-2014.pdf |