@mardidard @MarxistBunch @peakaustria W/ predators gone, their numbers are bound to flourish, but apparently what this research found was that acid would weaken the phytoplankton cell wall. I suppose at some point of acidification, phytoplankton simply …
22/ Unfortunately, climate change and ocean acidification are likely to reduce the effect of this biological pump. A 2019 study indicated that gradual increases in temperature could reduce the size and carbon-storing efficiency of Antarctic phytoplankto…
⏩Acidification diminishes diatom silica production in the Southern Ocean (Petrou et al. 2019) https://t.co/ZoMXtkr49N