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Experimental field system successfully replicates the effects of pH declines on coral reef ecosystems
The Coral Proto – Free Ocean Carbon Enrichment system (CP-FOCE) deployed on Hebron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
The state of the world’s coral reefs in the era of ocean acidification is the subject of “The Last Reef,” a 3-D documentary coming soon to IMAX theaters.
Q. At what level of hydrogen ion concentration in the ocean will the coral reefs and other calcifiers begin to show signs of dissolution?
– Submitted by Mackenzie B., 12, Key West, Fl.
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