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Warming Oceans May Threaten Krill, a Cornerstone of the Antarctic Ecosystem
2015-10-19 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Every day for a week, So Kawaguchi peered intently into the jars of cold water holding harvested krill eggs. None were hatching. In his laboratory in Hobart, Tasmania, on the edge of the Southern Ocean, he could see that the carbon dioxide he had pumped into the icy seawater had killed the eggs. Stories from Our Advertisers We thought the krill might be more robust, said Dr. Kawaguchi, a biologist who works for the Australian governments Antarctic Division. We were not expecting such a clear...
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