Response of Pure Stock of Coral Reef Tiger Grouper, and Hybrid Grouper to Simulated Ocean Acidification

• Published in: The international journal of climate change. Impacts and responses Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 47 - 54
• Main Authors: Mustafa, Saleem, Senoo, Shigeharu, Luin, Marianne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Common Ground Research Networks 2013
• Subjects: Acidification; Animals; Aquaculture; Calcium; Calcium carbonate; Carbon dioxide; Climate adaptation; Climate change; Coral reefs; Generalizations; Hybrids; Marine aquaculture; Marine organisms; Physiological processes; Seawater

Ocean acidification driven by climate change has serious implications for marine life. Changes in chemical composition of seawater caused by acidification affect the marine animals which build calcium carbonate shells and interfere with the physiological processes. Acidosis in the bodies of animals...