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Ocean warming and brittle mussel shells
- "The increased temperature and acidification of our oceans over the next century have been argued to cause significant physical changes in an economically important marine species... Mussels grown under warming exhibited changes in their crystal structures including a propensity for increased brittleness, which would place mussels under greater threat from their many predators including crabs and starfish. These negative effects were to some degree mitigated under acidified conditions with mussel shells showing evidence of repair, even though their crystals grew differently to the norm." - Excerpt from University of Plymouth
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