Size is key in predicting how calcifying organisms will respond to ocean acidification. (2018, July 26). Retrieved from https://phys.org/news/2018-07-size-key-calcifying-ocean-acidification.html

 

A study published in Global Change Biology suggests that size is the main factor that will predict how calcifying organisms will respond to ocean acidification. Five species of algae were studied, measuring their habitat distribution, size, surface area and shape. The algae also supports a few species as a sort of nursery, so it’s worth staying posted. Previously it was thought that many environmental factors like evolutionary relatedness, habitat and morphology will play a role as a driver for response, but the study found that they play a far smaller role.

 

That it questions current scientific thought about how we analyze all species, this article related not only to the algae off the coast of california but also the entire world. I think it’s interesting that in this particular year we’re questioning such conventional and physical-based schools of thought, and are ruling them out with molecular and specific studies.