Ocean Acidification

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Ocean acidification damages coral because.

acidification makes it difficult for them to form shells, due to the loss of calcium carbonate

Anthropogenic activities that contribute to ocean acidification are those that

lead to increased CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere: burning of fossil fuels, vehicle emissions, and deforestation.

Ocean acidification

the decrease in pH of the oceans, primarily due to increased CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere, and can be expressed as chemical equations.


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