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Acidic waters dull snails' ability to escape from predatory sea stars
2016-06-29 05:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: Ocean acidification makes it harder for sea snails to escape from their sea star predators, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of The Royal Society B, suggest that by disturbing predator-prey interactions, ocean acidification could spur cascading consequences for food web systems in shoreline ecosystems. For instance, black turban snails graze on algae. If more snails are eaten by predators, algae densities could...
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