The ocean’s fragile fortresses are crumbling under climate pressure
Warming is affecting the structure, mineral composition, and microbiome of bryozoans, colonial invertebrates crucial for forming marine habitats.
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The ocean’s fragile fortresses are crumbling under climate pressure
Mediterranean bryozoans, including the “false coral,” are showing alarming changes in structure and microbiomes under acidification and warming. Field studies at volcanic CO₂ vents reveal that these s...