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A thriving coral reef community at Hotsarihie, Republic of Palau. A research team led by WHOI identified a detailed mechanism showing how ocean acidification affects coral skeletons, giving scientists a way to predict where corals will be more vulnerable
© Hannah Barkley, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Scientists pinpoint how ocean acidification weakens coral skeletons
The new research, led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), shows that ocean acidification particularly impedes the thickening process—decreasing the skeletons' density and leaving them more vulnerable to breaking.