According to Edith Widder, “Our biggest challenges for the ocean and for the planet are problems of perception. People need to understand that species extinctions, habitat destruction, ocean acidification, and pollution are all chipping away at the resilience of the thin layer of life that sustains us on Spaceship Earth.” I will be discussing what ocean acidification is, how do the CO2 get into oceans, and what are biological impacts.
Ocean Acidification is a reduction in ocean pH due to the uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) by surface waters, has recently emerged as a major research area in the marine science (Hoffman et al. 2010).
Carbon dioxide (CO2) diffuses into the ocean carbon cycle where molecules of CO2 enter the ocean
Ocean Acidification is a reduction in ocean pH due to the uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) by surface waters, has recently emerged as a major research area in the marine science (Hoffman et al. 2010).
Carbon dioxide (CO2) diffuses into the ocean carbon cycle where molecules of CO2 enter the ocean