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Ogmante gaz kabonik atmosferik (CO.)2oseyan an absòbe epi li kondwi a chanjman nan chimi carbonate lanmè a. Asidifikasyon Oseyan rive lè CO2 nan atmosfè a reyaji avèk dlo pou kreye asid kabonik, pou diminye tou de pH dlo lanmè (ogmante asidite dlo lanmè a) ak konsantrasyon nan ion carbonate. Iono a carbonate se esansyèl pou kalsifikasyon, yon pwosesis ki nesesè pou tout bèt maren ki kreye yon skelèt kabonat kalsyòm, tankou koray.
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Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is absorbed by the ocean and leads to changes in the ocean’s carbonate chemistry. Ocean acidification occurs when CO2 in the atmosphere reacts with water to create carbonic acid, decreasing both the pH of seawater (increasing seawater’s acidity) and the concentration of the carbonate ion. The carbonate ion is essential for calcification, a process needed for all marine animals that create a calcium carbonate skeleton, like corals.