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Ocean Acidification: The Other Climate Change Issue

机译:海洋酸化:另一个气候变化问题

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Within Earth's vast oceans exists a diverse population of beautiful creatures that depend on a delicate balance of chemistry to remain viable. The tiniest animals are often the most important and underestimated species in any environment; they also are among the most vulnerable. In the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean, off the coast of Antarctica, one such creature is the pteropod, Limacina helicina antarctica. These pea-sized marine snails, popularly known as sea butterflies because they appear to be using two "wings" when they swim, serve as a major food source for commercial fishes such as pink salmon. Yet this crucial resource is on the wane, as increasing levels of acid in the ocean threaten to dissolve its aragonite shell and impair its normal development.
机译:在地球广阔的海洋中,存在着各种各样的美丽生物,它们依靠化学的微妙平衡来维持生存。在任何环境中,最小的动物通常是最重要且被低估的动物。他们也是最脆弱的国家之一。在南极洲南海岸的冰冷水域中,翼足类动物就是一种名为Limacina helicina antarctica的生物。这些豌豆大小的海蜗牛,因在游泳时似乎使用两个“翅膀”而广为人知,它们是粉红色鲑鱼等商业鱼类的主要食物来源。然而,随着海洋中酸含量的不断上升,有可能溶解其文石壳并损害其正常发育,这一至关重要的资源正在逐渐消失。

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    《American Scientist》 |2014年第1期|60-63|共4页
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    University of Texas at Arlington's Earth and Environmental Sciences Department;

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);

  • 收录信息 美国《科学引文索引》(SCI);
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