Increasing Levels Of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Cause A Rise In ...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Tue, 04/22/2008 - 10:00

Increased carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere is causing microscopic ocean plants to produce greater amounts of calcium carbonate (chalk) - with potentially wide ranging implications for predicting the cycling of carbon in the oceans and climate modelling.


 

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