Impacts of ocean acidification on marine fauna and ecosystem processes

Abstract Fabry, V. J., Seibel, B. A., Feely, R. A., and Orr, J. C. 2008. Impacts of ocean acidification on marine fauna and ecosystem processes. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 65: 414–432. Oceanic uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) is altering the seawater chemistry of the world’s oceans with consequences for marine biota. Elevated partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) is causing the calcium carbonate saturation horizon to shoal in many regions, particularly in high latitudes and regions that intersect with pronounced hypoxic zones. The ability of marine animals, most importantly pteropod molluscs, foraminifera, and some benthic invertebrates, to produce calcareous skeletal structures is directly…

• NS
  National Science Foundation

  Awards: 0538479, 0538710, OCE-0526493, 0526493, 0551726
• GD
  Gobierno del Principado de Asturias
• IA
  International Atomic Energy Agency
• NO
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• OO
  Office of Polar Programs