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News Release 13-148
Ocean acidification: Making new discoveries through National Science Foundation research grants
Acidifying marine ecosystems of increasing concern
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NSF awardees will study how ocean acidification affects anemones and symbiotic algae.
Credit: NOAA
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NSF Ocean Sciences Division Director David Conover answers questions about ocean acidification.
Credit: NSF
Join scientists studying ocean acidification aboard the research vessel Oceanus.
Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Decreased ocean pH will affect coral reef habitats and the organisms that call them home.
Credit: NOAA
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Encrusting red algae are likely to be affected by ocean acidification.
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Ocean acidification harms the shells of floating marine snails called pteropods.
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Organisms in estuaries, where rivers meet the seas, are affected by ocean acidification.
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Marine phytoplankton such as diatoms may evolve in acidified conditions.
Credit: California Academy of Sciences
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