Rising acidity in seawater makes common mussel shells grow - TopicsExpress



          

Rising acidity in seawater makes common mussel shells grow brittle, so they may be less capable of fending off their predators. We already know that the mussels threads, which stick them tightly together & to rocks, also become weaker with a drop in pH - acidification will be a big factor in marine ecosystems of the future! Research news out today is published at bit.ly/1zTbjLz, reported in dailym.ai/1t9qUaE and bit.ly/1zgZYSV.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 12:46:38 +0000

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