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Ocean Acidification Strips Phytoplankton of Key Nutrient

Original: Ocean Acidification Strips Phytoplankton of Phosphorus; Evolution Cannot Undo the Loss

Rising ocean acidification is depleting phytoplankton of phosphorus, a nutrient essential to marine food webs, according to new research covered by science outlets. The study suggests evolutionary adaptation cannot restore the lost phosphorus, raising concern about impacts on ocean ecosystems and the base of the food chain.

Why now: New research highlights an apparently irreversible nutrient loss in marine plankton due to acidifying oceans.

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• Ocean Acidification Strips Phytoplankton of Phosphorus; Evolution Cannot Undo the Loss · Tech Times

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