Acidification

Acidification of the ocean will, in time, threaten the very existence of the Great Barrier Reef.

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Climate change and ocean acidification can result in mass coral bleaching events, increased susceptibility to disease, slower growth and reproductive rates, and degraded reef structure.

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Increased greenhouse gases from human activities result in climate change and ocean acidification.

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Ocean acidification refers to a reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time, caused primarily by uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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