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Ocean acidification : a national strategy to meet the challenges of a changing ocean /

"The ocean has absorbed a significant portion of all human-made carbon dioxide emissions. This benefits human society by moderating the rate of climate change, but also causes unprecedented changes to ocean chemistry. Carbon dioxide taken up by the ocean decreases the pH of the water and leads...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Development of an Integrated Science Strategy for Ocean Acidification Monitoring, Research, and Impacts Assessment
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Effects of ocean acidification on the chemistry of seawater
  • Effects on ocean acidification on the physiology of marine organisms
  • Effects of ocean acidification on marine ecosystems
  • Socioeconomic concerns
  • A national ocean acidification program
  • References
  • Appendixes.