Environmental consequences of ocean acidification : a threat to food security / Carol Turley, Kelvin Boot.

Contributor(s): Turley, Carol | Boot, Kelvin | United Nations Environment Programme.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: UNEP, 2010Description: 9 p. : ill. (col.) ; 30 cm.Other title: UNEP emerging issues. Environmental consequences of ocean acidification: threat to food security [Cover title].Subject(s): OCEANS | ACIDIFICATION | CLIMATIC CHANGES | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT | FOOD SUPPLY | COMMERCIAL FISHING | SHELLFISH | GLOBAL | RISKHoldings: ELECTRONIC | GRETA POINT: 502.51 ENV Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: Acidification of the seas linked to climate change could threaten fisheries production and is already causing the fastest shift in ocean chemistry in 65 million years, a UN study showed on Thursday. Production of shellfish, such as mussels, shrimp or lobsters, could be most at risk since they will find it harder to build protective shells, according to the report issued on the sidelines of UN climate talks in Mexico. It could also damage coral reefs, vital as nurseries for many commercial fish stocks.
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Acidification of the seas linked to climate change could threaten fisheries production and is already causing the fastest shift in ocean chemistry in 65 million years, a UN study showed on Thursday. Production of shellfish, such as mussels, shrimp or lobsters, could be most at risk since they will find it harder to build protective shells, according to the report issued on the sidelines of UN climate talks in Mexico. It could also damage coral reefs, vital as nurseries for many commercial fish stocks.

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