Transcriptomic response of the Antarctic pteropod Limacina helicina antarctica to ocean acidification

Abstract Background Ocean acidification (OA), a change in ocean chemistry due to the absorption of atmospheric CO2 into surface oceans, challenges biogenic calcification in many marine organisms. Ocean acidification is expected to rapidly progress in polar seas, with regions of the Southern Ocean ex...

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Main Authors: Kevin M. Johnson, Gretchen E. Hofmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
pH
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-4161-0