Open AccessMore Acidic Oceans Could Reduce Fertility for Algae Eaters
Author(s) -
Lauren Lipuma
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo047129
Subject(s) - algae , fertility , environmental science , oceanography , chemistry , biology , ecology , botany , geology , population , medicine , environmental health
New research shows that increased levels of carbon dioxide in the oceans cause changes that alter key nutrients essential to the reproduction of animals low on the food web.