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Press Release 12-041
Oceans Acidifying Faster Today Than in Past 300 Million Years
Few parallels for today's rapid ocean changes in geologic record
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Oceans may be acidifying faster today than in the last 300 million years.
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Marine scientists study how corals and other species respond to more acid seas.
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The common sea fan is but one of the species being affected by acidifying oceans.
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Corals form the backbone of a reef ecosystem that supports many other creatures.
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Coral reefs in the tropics and beyond are threatened by acidifying oceans.
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Beautiful coral reefs that ring the island of M'oorea are affected by acidifying ocean waters.
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The researchers' work is described in the March 2, 2012 issue of the journal Science.
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