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So, plants should be doing much better now, shouldn't they?

• snarf21 4y ago
  My understanding is that land plants are probably doing better. However, the acidification of the oceans is the real problem. Despite what most people think, at least half of our oxygen comes from marine plants. The main concerns it that continued acidification will continue to decrease plankton growth and have drastic effects on the entire ocean ecosystems.
  • mdp2021 4y ago
    «50-80% of the oxygen production... comes from the ocean ... (Prochlorococcus... produces up to 20% of the oxygen in our entire biosphere) ... although... roughly the same amount is consumed by marine life» (from https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ocean-oxygen.html https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ocean-oxygen.html ) At first appearance, «drastic effects on the entire ocean ecosystems», surely with massive consequences for humans, but a non clearly computed effect on the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere.
    • snarf21 4y ago
      Thanks for the information!