The description of a (fishprint/ fisheries/ocean acidification) human population
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The description of a (fishprint/ fisheries/ocean acidification)
human population continues to (shrink/grow/stablize)
will likely (decrease/increase)
1. Threats to aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services Aa Aa The greatest threats to aquatic species and the ecosystem and economic services they provide can be summarized by the acronym HIPPCo, which stands for: habitat loss and degradation, invasive species, population growth, pollution, climate change, and overfishing or overharvesting. For each of the four descriptions and associated photograph, determine how HIPPCO threats are affecting aquatic biodiversity and answer the questions that follow. The rising levels of acid in ocean water due to the absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere can cause fish, squid, and other marine animals to have a harder time "breathing" as the dissolved oxygen content essential to their well-being becomes more difficult to extract. The increased acidity of the water may also cause the calcium carbonate shells of some shellfish, such as conchs (Strombus alatus, pictured), to begin to dissolve. This description of example of the way HIPPCO threats are inextricably linked. As the human population continues to is a great in the future, fossil fuel use (and therefore atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations) will likely habitat degradation , resulting in an increase in © Eugene Kalenkovich / Shutterstock.comExplanation / Answer
The description of a acidification.
human population continues to grow will likely decrease.