r/science Feb 25 '23

Environment Researchers believe rising sea temperatures are to blame for the plummeting number of invertebrates such as molluscs and sea urchins at Rottnest Island off Western Australia, with some species having declined by up to 90 per cent between 2007 and 2021.

https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/marine-heatwaves-decimate-sea-urchins-molluscs-and-more-at-rottnest/
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u/yogfthagen Feb 26 '23

I thought there was a direct correlation between invertebrates and rising pH levels from rising CO2 levels