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GEOMAR scientist Armin Form works at his lab during a long-term experiment on the effects of lower pH, higher temperatures and "food stress" on the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa.

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Deep-water Corals and Acidification

January 2014

This orange boring sponge (Cliona varians) overgrows several coral species at Panama's Smithsonian Tropical Studies Institute.

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Ocean Acidification Excites Boring Sponges

March 2013

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Ari Daniel Shapiro and Dr.Randi Rotjan of the New England Aquarium, journey to the Phoenix Islands to study coral bleaching.

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Coral Reefs: One Species at a Time

May 2010

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A pair of sea butterflies float in the Arctic ocean.

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Searching for the Ocean Acidification Signal

December 2012

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A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.

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Ocean Acidification

January 2014

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