Ocean Acidification : A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (201 pages)

Intro -- FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Effects of Ocean Acidification on the Chemistry of Seawater -- 3 Effects of Ocean Acidification on the Physiology ofMarine Organisms -- 4 Effects of Ocean Acidification on Marine Ecosystems -- 5 Socioeconomic Concerns -- 6 A National Ocean Acidification Program -- References -- Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies -- Appendix B: Acronyms -- Appendix C: The Effect of Ocean Acidification on Calcification in Calcifying Algae, Corals,and Carbonate-dominated Systems -- Appendix D: Summary of Research Recommendations from Community-based References.

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Ocean acidification--Research--United States.
Seawater--Carbon dioxide content--Environmental aspects--United States.
Marine organisms--Effect of water acidification on--United States.
Marine ecosystem management--United States.


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GC117.C37N373 2010

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