The Impact Of Ocean Acidification On Organisms

The impacts of all this CO2 being absorbed by the ocean can become a problem if too much is absorbed at a very high rate. Ocean acidification is the main problem that arises when too much CO2 enters the ocean. Ocean acidification causes the pH of the oceans to lower this will affect coral reefs as they can be made of calcium carbonate and can be dissolved by the increased acidity. In addition organisms with a calcium carbonate shell or skeleton can be damaged reducing the biodiversity of parts of the ocean. With the increase of ocean acidification the efficiency of the two pumps will decrease. Firstly due to the effects of acidification on organisms such as plankton which will die if the pH changes too much. Organisms which use CO2 for photosynthesis