Ocean Acidification

Buck, Eugene H. ; Folger, Peter

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Natural resources;    Aquatic biology;    Marine resources;    Air pollution;   

RP-ID  :  R40143
RP-ID  :  R40143_2009Apr02

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the increasing concern, within the scientific community, that rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could detrimentally alter marine ecosystems. The report discusses how ocean acidification happens, its possible outcomes, as well as natural and human responses that could possibly limit or reduce the rate of the process.