Ocean Acidification Robs Reef Fish Of Their Fear Of Predators

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Research on the behavior of coral reef fish at naturally-occurring carbon dioxide seeps in Milne Bay in eastern Papua New Guinea has shown that continuous exposure to increased levels of carbon dioxide dramatically alters the way fish respond to predators…

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Ocean Acidification Rate May Be Unprecedented, Science Daily (03-02-2012)
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