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Insight into marine life's ability to adapt to climate change

2013-08-26 09:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

PhysOrg: A study into marine life around an underwater volcanic vent in the Mediterranean, might hold the key to understanding how some species will be able to survive in increasingly acidic sea water should anthropogenic climate change continue. Researchers have discovered that some species of polychaete worms are able to modify their metabolic rates to better cope with and thrive in waters high in carbon dioxide (CO2), which is otherwise poisonous to other, often closely-related species. The study...

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