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Energetic Plasticity Underlies a Variable Response to Ocean Acidification in the Pteropod, Limacina helicina antarctica

Ocean acidification, caused by elevated seawater carbon dioxide levels, may have a deleterious impact on energetic processes in animals. Here we show that high PCO(2) can suppress metabolism, measured as oxygen consumption, in the pteropod, L. helicina forma antarctica, by ∼20%. The rates measured a...

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Autori principali: Seibel, Brad A., Maas, Amy E., Dierssen, Heidi M.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science 2012
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3335044/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22536312
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030464
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