Ocean Acidification is quite the dastardly process. It can change the entire workings of a maritime ecosystem, such as affecting the productivity of organisms and abundance of said organisms. As carbon dioxide amasses in the atmosphere, ocean acidification is at an all-time high, and as a result, marine biodiversity is at risk. There are organisms that actually benefit from this increase in water acidity, and there are those that do not; the "losers" will be overwhelmed by the "winners," and will be threatened to extinction.
It's important to realize that ocean acidification also affects the economic services given to society by these marine ecosystems. If those ecosystems are destroyed or altered greatly, it could greatly affect the millions of people worldwide who depend on the ocean for most of their income. In my opinion, slowing down ocean acidification rests in the impact of our carbon footprint. Will we continue to ruin this planet, and thus ourselves, or will we learn to exercise constraint?
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