Future oceanic warming and acidification alter immune response and disease status in a commercial shellfish species, Mytilus edulis L.

Increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide are leading to physical changes in marine environments including parallel decreases in ocean pH and increases in seawater temperature. This study examined the impacts of a six month exposure to combined decreased pH and increased temperature on the immune resp...

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Main Authors: Clara L Mackenzie, Sharon A Lynch, Sarah C Culloty, Shelagh K Malham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4057270?pdf=render