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GliderGuider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-11-07 12:53 PM
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2. "Where do finfish get the calcium for their bones?"
That question was asked by a Canadian scientist from our Department of Fisheries and Oceans in a talk he gave recently. The answer, of course, is from the calcium carbonate of pteropod shells. He's terrified of acidification, and sees no real way to stop it.
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  -Heinz Foundation Director - Ocean Acidfication "Shaking Biological Underpinnings Of Civilization" hatrack  May-11-07 12:44 PM   #0 
  - that may well be the most serious worry about the increased CO2 atmosphere  enki23   May-11-07 12:49 PM   #1 
  - Yes, but "ocean acidification" is difficult to say, and sounds vaguely scary . . .  hatrack   May-11-07 12:54 PM   #3 
  - Hey, if it gets really bad  GliderGuider   May-11-07 12:58 PM   #5 
     - Along with some giant ice cubes.......  kestrel91316   May-11-07 01:08 PM   #7 
  - Nobody likes to think about CO2 as a POLLUTANT.  kestrel91316   May-11-07 01:07 PM   #6 
  - "Where do finfish get the calcium for their bones?"  GliderGuider   May-11-07 12:53 PM   #2 
     - This will be a direct hit on everything - finfish, crustaceans, zooplankton, phytoplankton  hatrack   May-11-07 12:56 PM   #4 
     - Could lead to an increase in the population of cartilaginous fishes,  kestrel91316   May-11-07 01:09 PM   #8 
 

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