Shell-forming animals like corals, crabs, oysters and urchins are getting hit first because ocean acidification robs seawater of the compounds these creatures need to build shells and skeletons, ...

Ocean acidification strips seawater of the materials that marine animals — such as corals, plankton and shellfish — use to build their shells and skeletons. This can stunt growth or cause deformations ...

Ocean acidification, a consequence of climate change caused by the ocean’s absorption of carbon dioxide (CO 2), is threatening the environment. Because of its global scale, addressing ocean ...

The OA-ICC is an IAEA Peaceful Uses Initiative project launched at the UN Rio+20 conference in 2012 following increasing concern from IAEA Member States about ocean acidification. The Centre responds ...

Most field research on ocean acidification has focused on mid- to high-latitude regions where diatoms, coccolithophores, and ...