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Ocean liming effects on dissolved organic matter dynamics
Chiara Santinelli
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Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Biofisica, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa (PI), Italy
Silvia Valsecchi
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Biofisica, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa (PI), Italy
Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed Ambientale, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan (MI), Italy
Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Rome (RM), Italy
Simona Retelletti Brogi
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Biofisica, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa (PI), Italy
Sezione di Oceanografia, Istituto di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), Via Piccard 54, 34151 Trieste (TS), Italy
Giancarlo Bachi
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Biofisica, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa (PI), Italy
Giovanni Checcucci
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Biofisica, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa (PI), Italy
Mirco Guerrazzi
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Biofisica, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa (PI), Italy
Elisa Camatti
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Scienze Marine, Arsenale Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F – 30122 Venice (VE), Italy
Stefano Caserini
Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Rome (RM), Italy
Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 181/A, 43124 Parma (PR), Italy
Arianna Azzellino
Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed Ambientale, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan (MI), Italy
Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Rome (RM), Italy
Daniela Basso
Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Rome (RM), Italy
Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente e della Terra, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 4, 20126 Milan (MI), Italy
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Ocean liming is a technique proposed to mitigate ocean acidification. Every action we take has an impact on the environment and the effects on the invisible world are often overlooked. With this study, we show that lime addition impacts the dynamics of dissolved organic matter, one of the largest reservoirs of carbon on Earth, representing the main source of energy for marine microbes. Further studies to assess the impacts on marine ecosystems are therefore crucial before taking any action.
Ocean liming is a technique proposed to mitigate ocean acidification. Every action we take has...
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