What is Ocean Acidification? – Science by Ashley

How does carbon dioxide, clams, and clownfish all connect? Watch to find out!

In this video you will learn:
○ What happens when CO2 is absorbed into the ocean.
○ How the pH scale works.
○ The changing pH of the ocean.
○ How ocean acidity impacts calcium carbonate-dependent organisms.
○ How changes in acidity impact pollock, clownfish, and larval clownfish.
○ What this could mean for the food web.
○ Where there is hope with seagrasses!

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[viktornoladodd]

Great video! Really enjoyed learning about all the flow on effects. Why does increased ocean acidity cause some fish to struggle to find a suitable habitat and detect pray?

[drjoe]

Love love love it Ashley! Good job! And, as a parrot guy, I particularly liked the interrupting cockatoo!

[jeffdiedenhofen]

Very well explained. I didn't know that at all.