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    Ocean Acidification 1

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    This document summarizes a presentation on ocean acidification. It discusses how carbon dioxide absorbed by the ocean from human activities is increasing ocean acidity and impacting marine life. Specifically, it notes that higher acidity reduces available carbonate ions needed by shellfish and corals to build shells, and can alter behaviors of fish and seaweeds. While some algae may benefit from elevated CO2 levels, future ocean surface waters could reach a pH of around 7.8 by 2100 if emissions continue rising, threatening marine ecosystems and economies dependent on ocean resources. More monitoring is needed to fully understand acidification's effects on ocean food webs.

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    This document summarizes a presentation on ocean acidification. It discusses how carbon dioxide absorbed by the ocean from human activities is increasing ocean acidity and impacting marine life. Specifically, it notes that higher acidity reduces available carbonate ions needed by shellfish and corals to build shells, and can alter behaviors of fish and seaweeds. While some algae may benefit from elevated CO2 levels, future ocean surface waters could reach a pH of around 7.8 by 2100 if emissions continue rising, threatening marine ecosystems and economies dependent on ocean resources. More monitoring is needed to fully understand acidification's effects on ocean food webs.

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    This document summarizes a presentation on ocean acidification. It discusses how carbon dioxide absorbed by the ocean from human activities is increasing ocean acidity and impacting marine life. Specifically, it notes that higher acidity reduces available carbonate ions needed by shellfish and corals to build shells, and can alter behaviors of fish and seaweeds. While some algae may benefit from elevated CO2 levels, future ocean surface waters could reach a pH of around 7.8 by 2100 if emissions continue rising, threatening marine ecosystems and economies dependent on ocean resources. More monitoring is needed to fully understand acidification's effects on ocean food webs.

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    Ocean Acidification 1

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    Mansi Bansod
    This document summarizes a presentation on ocean acidification. It discusses how carbon dioxide absorbed by the ocean from human activities is increasing ocean acidity and impacting marine life. Specifically, it notes that higher acidity reduces available carbonate ions needed by shellfish and corals to build shells, and can alter behaviors of fish and seaweeds. While some algae may benefit from elevated CO2 levels, future ocean surface waters could reach a pH of around 7.8 by 2100 if emissions continue rising, threatening marine ecosystems and economies dependent on ocean resources. More monitoring is needed to fully understand acidification's effects on ocean food webs.

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    OCEAN ACIDIFICATION

    Presented by :Mansi Bansod & Akansha Sharma


    BALLB V
    POINTS TO BE DISCUSSED
    1.INTRODCTION

    2.CARBON DIOXIDE AND SEAWATER

    3.IMPACTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION


    ON SHELL BUILDERS

    4.OCEAN ACIDIFICATION IMPACTS ON


    FISH AND SEAWEEDS

    5.OUR CHANGING OCEAN

    6.CONCLUSION

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    INTRODUCTION
    1.In the 200-plus years since the industrial revolution
    .
    began, the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the
    atmosphere has increased due to human actions.

    2.  During this time, the pH of surface ocean waters has


    fallen by 0.1 pH units.

    3. This change represents approximately a 


    30 percent increase in acidity.

    4. The ocean absorbs about 30% of the carbon dioxide


    (CO2) that is released in the atmosphere.

    5. As levels of atmospheric CO2 increase from human


    activity such as burning fossil fuels (e.g., car emissions)
    and changing land use (e.g., deforestation), the amount of
    3
    carbon dioxide absorbed by the ocean also increases.
    4
    CARBON DIOXIDE AND SEAWATER

    1.Carbon dioxide, which is naturally in the atmosphere, dissolves into seawater.

    2. Water and carbon dioxide combine to form carbonic acid (H2CO3), a weak acid that breaks (or
    “dissociates”) into hydrogen ions (H+) and bicarbonate ions (HCO3-).

    3. The ocean’s average pH is now around 8.1 which is basic (or alkaline), but as the ocean continues
    to absorb more CO2, the pH decreases and the ocean becomes more acidic.

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    IMPACTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ON SHELL BUILDERS

    1.Ocean acidification is already impacting many ocean species,


    especially organisms like oysters and corals that make hard
    shells and skeletons by combining calcium and carbonate from
    seawater.

    2.However, as ocean acidification increases, available carbonate


    ions (CO32-) bond with excess hydrogen, resulting in fewer
    carbonate ions available for calcifying organisms to build and
    maintain their shells, skeletons, and other calcium carbonate
    structures.

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    OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
    IMPACTS ON FISH AND
    SEAWEEDS
    1.Changes in ocean chemistry can affect the behavior of
    non-calcifying organisms as well. 

    2.  The ability of some fish, like clownfish, to detect


    predators is decreased in more acidic waters.

    3. When these organisms are at risk, the entire food web


    may also be at risk.

    4. While some species will be harmed by ocean


    acidification, algae and seagrasses may benefit from
    higher CO2 conditions in the ocean, as they require
    CO2 for photosynthesis just like plants on land.

    5. There are some ongoing studies examining if growing


    seaweed can help slow ocean acidification.
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    OUR CHANGING
    OCEANS
    1.Estimates of future carbon dioxide levels, based on business-
    as-usual emission scenarios, indicate that by the end of this
    century the surface waters of the ocean could have a 
    pH around 7.8

    2.Ocean acidification is currently affecting the entire ocean,


    including coastal estuaries and waterways. Billions of people
    worldwide rely on food from the ocean as their 
    primary source of protein. 

    3.Many jobs and economies in the U.S. and around the world


    depend on the fish and shellfish that live in the ocean.

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    CONCLUSION
    • Ocean acidification is one aspect of global 
    climate change. Anything we do to mitigate
    climate change today will benefit the future of the
    ocean as well. 
    • Over the last decade, there has been much focus
    in the ocean science community on studying the
    potential impacts of ocean acidification
    • Because sustained efforts to monitor ocean
    acidification worldwide are only beginning, it is
    currently impossible to predict exactly how ocean
    acidification impacts will cascade throughout
    thethe food web and affect the overall structure of
    marine ecosystems. 

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    THANK YOU.

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