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Ocean acidification changes balance of biofouling communities
2015-01-28 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] A new study of marine organisms that make up the 'biofouling community' - tiny creatures that attach themselves to ships' hulls and rocks in the ocean around the world - shows how they adapt to changing ocean acidification. Reporting in the journal Global Change Biology, the authors examine how these communities may respond to future change. There is overwhelming evidence to suggest the world's oceans are becoming, and will continue to become more aci…
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