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Oceanic impact

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019337

Increased concentrations of carbon dioxide in sea water causing a measurable increase in acidity (i.e., a reduction in ocean pH). This may lead to reduced calcification rates of calcifying organisms such as corals, mollusks, algae and crustaceans.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019337
FieldEnvironment
SubjectOutcomes
ReferencesAdapted from Glossary of Climate Change Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019337",
  "term": "Oceanic impact",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Oceanic Impact",
  "definition": "Increased concentrations of carbon dioxide in sea water causing a measurable increase in acidity (i.e., a reduction in ocean pH). This may lead to reduced calcification rates of calcifying organisms such as corals, mollusks, algae and crustaceans.",
  "subject": "Outcomes",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from Glossary of Climate Change Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/oceanic-impact/"
}

Record 18,817 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.