Acidification increases microbial polysaccharide degradation in the ocean
With the accumulation of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>), a proceeding decline in seawater pH has been induced that is referred to as ocean acidification. The ocean's capacity for CO<sub>2</sub> storage is strongly affected b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2010-05-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/1615/2010/bg-7-1615-2010.pdf |