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Marine invasive species benefit from rising carbon dioxide level
2015-11-06 22:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Ocean acidification may well be helping invasive species of algae, jellyfish, crabs and shellfish to move to new areas of the planet with damaging consequences, according to the findings of a new report. Slimy, jelly-like creatures are far more tolerant of rising carbon dioxide levels than those with hard structures like corals, since exposed shells and skeletons simply dissolve away as CO2 levels rise. The study, conducted by marine scientists at Plymouth University, has found that a number...
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