TOKYO, Sept. 18 -- JAMSTEC issued the following news:
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As ocean acidification worsens, concerns over its effects on calcifying organisms 1, including shellfish and coral, are increasing. To date, research has been unable to quantify the impact of ocean acidification on calcifying organisms, largely because of their incredibly small shells.
In the present study, mollusk larvae with tiny shells measuring approximately 0.1 mm were raised in an environment designed to simulate severe ocean acidification. Subsequently, a high-resolution microfocus X-ray computed tomography (MXCT) 2 scanner was used to obtain three-dimensional measurements of the shells. For the first time, globally, changes in shell morphology, in terms of reduced ...