Arctic Ocean Acidification Assessment: 2018 Summary for Policymakers
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Issue Date
2019-05
Authors
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
Subject
Abstract
Oceans around the world are acidifying, primarily due to absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. Ocean acidification — commonly defined as an ongoing fall in pH of seawater — poses a threat to marine organisms, ecosystems and human societies that depend upon them.