More research is necessary for an accurate determination of how marine species will cope long-term with ocean acidification, according to a new research review in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution.
“We can’t measure evolutionary responses in all organisms, so we need to choose carefully to get the most bang for our buck,” said review author Jennifer Sunday, a post-doctoral researcher at The University of British Columbia in Canada. “Species of ecological and economic importance, or species that will allow us to make useful generalizations, should be studied so we can project changes in our ocean ecosystems.”
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