Effect of acidification on pteropods in an OMZ
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The metabolic response of pteropods to ocean acidification reflects natural CO2-exposure in oxygen minimum zones A. E. Maas, K. F. Wishner, and B. A. Seibel Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI 02882, USA now at: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
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