Due to the massive production of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide
our oceans are becoming increasingly acidic. Scientists of Senckenberg am Meer
in Wilhelmshaven studied the consequences of ocean acidification on sponges
that bore into calcareous materials such as coral skeletons. Results show that
these sponges will profit from global changes, while coral reefs are threatened
in their survival. The study was published today in the scientific journal PLoS
ONE.
journal reference: PLoS ONE