On the Dry Side of the Glass

Below the glittery surface of the ocean there is a catastrophe in progress that we have caused. Releasing invasive lionfish into nonnative environments is just a small part of the problem. Around the world, the ocean is in trouble. We are causing the water to warm and become more acidic as the carbo...

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1. Verfasser:	Gardiner, L. S
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Sprache:	eng
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Zusammenfassung:	Below the glittery surface of the ocean there is a catastrophe in progress that we have caused. Releasing invasive lionfish into nonnative environments is just a small part of the problem. Around the world, the ocean is in trouble. We are causing the water to warm and become more acidic as the carbon dioxide we add to the atmosphere seeps into the ocean. We have depleted fish, added plastic, and spilled oil. The ocean is vulnerable. In terms of the lionfish invasion, it has been mostly scuba divers, people who feel at home below the ocean surface, who have led