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 "snippet": "The global indicators developed by the Reefs at Risk Revisited project enable comparative analyses of threats to coral reefs on many scales, and support conservation priority-setting.  The Reefs at Risk indicators are a simplification of human activities and complex natural processes. Corals and other calcifiers are more likely to survive and reproduce when the saturation state is greater than three. When aragonite saturation state falls below 3, these organisms become stressed, and when saturation state is less than 1, shells and other aragonite structures begin to dissolve. The predicted pH decrease of approximately 0.3 units during the 21st century would be a greater change than possibly at any time in the last 300 million years.",
 "description": "<DIV STYLE=\"text-align:Left;\"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Grid reflects locations of estimated aragonite saturation state under a CO2 stabilization level of 500 ppm. This level is approximately equivalent to year 2050 under a CO2 emissions scenario that is slightly more conservative (i.e., optimistic) than IPCC \"business-as-usual\". The indicator of ocean acidification is the projected saturation level of aragonite, the form of calcium carbonate that corals use to build their skeletons. As dissolved CO2 levels increase, the aragonite saturation state decreases, which makes it more difficult for coral to build their skeletons. Aragonite saturation states of less than 3.0 are extremely marginal for coral growth. See the Reefs at Risk Revisited report and technical notes for more information.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>",
 "summary": "The global indicators developed by the Reefs at Risk Revisited project enable comparative analyses of threats to coral reefs on many scales, and support conservation priority-setting.  The Reefs at Risk indicators are a simplification of human activities and complex natural processes. Corals and other calcifiers are more likely to survive and reproduce when the saturation state is greater than three. When aragonite saturation state falls below 3, these organisms become stressed, and when saturation state is less than 1, shells and other aragonite structures begin to dissolve. The predicted pH decrease of approximately 0.3 units during the 21st century would be a greater change than possibly at any time in the last 300 million years.",
 "title": "Ocean acidification - 500 ppm (2050) (grid)",
 "tags": [
  "coral reefs",
  "acidification",
  "carbon dioxide",
  "aragonite saturation",
  "global"
 ],
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 "accessInformation": "Adapted from Cao, L. and K. Caldeira. 2008. \"Atmospheric CO2 Stabilization and Ocean Acidification.\" Geophysical Research Letters 35: L19609 for use in the Reefs at Risk Revisited project.",
 "licenseInfo": "<DIV STYLE=\"text-align:Left;\"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable, WRI cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data used on a particular system. WRI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>"
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