Ocean acidification

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Subject:	Ocean acidification
From:	"Paul and Irene Osborn" <>
Date:	Mon, 1 Aug 2005 12:40:18 +1000

As if global warming wasn't enough, the Royal Society of London has recently
released a report suggesting that increasing levels of atmospheric carbon
dioxide (half of which has been taken up by the oceans) is acidifying the
oceans leading to a decreased availability of carbonate ion from which a
myriad of marine creatures build their skeletons or exoskeletons. This is
likely to have an impact on availability of food for pelagic and shorebirds.
See www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ss/stories/s1406402.htm
Paul Osborn



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