Impact of ocean acidification on a key Arctic pelagic mollusc (<i>Limacina helicina</i>)

Thecosome pteropods (shelled pelagic molluscs) can play an important role in the food web of various ecosystems and play a key role in the cycling of carbon and carbonate. Since they harbor an aragonitic shell, they could be very sensitive to ocean acidification driven by the increase of anthropogen...

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Main Authors: J.-P. Gattuso, J.-L. Teyssié, R. Jeffree, G. Gorsky, S. Comeau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-09-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/6/1877/2009/bg-6-1877-2009.pdf