
Size is key in predicting how calcifying organisms will respond to ocean acidification
https://phys.org/news/2018-07-size-key-calcifying-ocean-acidification.html
Previously, many different drivers had been proposed to predict how different species will respond to ocean acidification, including evolutionary relatedness, habitat, and morphology.
But a study of five species of coralline algae found that these factors play far less role in physiological performance in the face of sinking pH levels than the organism's size.
Size is key in predicting how calcifying organisms will respond to ocean acidification
Jul 26, 2018, 4:26pm UTC
https://phys.org/news/2018-07-size-key-calcifying-ocean-acidification.html
> Previously, many different drivers had been proposed to predict how different species will respond to ocean acidification, including evolutionary relatedness, habitat, and morphology.
> But a study of five species of coralline algae found that these factors play far less role in physiological performance in the face of sinking pH levels than the organism's size.