Increasing concentrations of dissolved carbon dioxide threaten the viability of coral reefs and certain mollusks because H+ combines with the free carbonate ions marine organisms use in calcification to produce calcium carbonate exoskeletons/shells.
El aumento de las concentraciones de dióxido de carbono disuelto amenaza la viabilidad de los arrecifes de coral y ciertos moluscos porque el H+ se combina con los iones de carbonato libres que los organismos marinos utilizan en la calcificación para producir esqueletos/conchas de carbonato de calcio.
| Front | Increasing concentrations of dissolved carbon dioxide threatens the viability of coral reefs and certain molluscs because |
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| Back | H+ combines with the free carbonate ions marine organisms use in calcification to produce calcium carbonate exoskeletons/shells |
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