Shell dissolution rates differ fourfold between mussel species - Ocean Acidification

Shell dissolution rates differ fourfold between mussel species - Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification poses a critical threat to marine calcifiers globally and is particularly severe in the California Current System, where ecologically and economically important bivalves experience reduced calcification under climate change. Marine mussels display differential habitat preferences, with species like Mytilus californianus favouring fully saline environments and M. trossulus inhabiting sites with greater freshwater input. Determ…