Plankton study investigates how marine food webs respond to increasing alkalinity

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Dec 6, 2024, 2:35 pm89 pts
The ocean naturally absorbs a quarter to a third of man-made CO2 emissions, but this process also leads to the acidification of seawater. By increasing the alkalinity of seawater through the addition of certain minerals (e.g., carbonates and silicates), the ocean can chemically bind more CO2 without further…

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