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Posted Mon Nov 26 2012: from Reuters: Sea snails show impact of more acidic ocean http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1353951685 The shells of some marine snails in the seas around Antarctica are dissolving as the water becomes more acidic, threatening the food chain, a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience said on Sunday... The shell of the pteropod sea snail in the Southern Ocean was severely dissolved by more acidic surface water, the researchers ... found. [Read more stories about: carbon emissions, carbon sinks, anthropogenic change, ocean acidification] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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