FY 2013 Extensive dissolution of live pteropods in the Southern Ocean Bednaršek, N., G.A. Tarling, D.C.E. Bakker, S. Fielding, E.M. Jones, H.J. Venables, P. Ward, A. Kuzirian, B. Lézé, R.A. Feely, and E.J. Murphy Nature Geosci., 5, 881–885, doi: 10.1038/ngeo1635 (2012) As a result of ocean acidification, aragonite may become undersaturated by 2050 in the upper layers of the Southern Ocean. Analyses of sea snail specimens, extracted live from the Southern Ocean in January and February 2008, show that the shells of these organisms are already dissolving. Feature Publications | Outstanding Scientific Publications Contact Sandra Bigley | Help
