Shell samples (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Shell samples

Caption

California mussels collected during the new study were sampled, measured and eventually ground to a fine dust in order to reveal how the mineral composition of their shells have changed over 60 years.

Credit

Roy Lab, UC San Diego

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Must be used in conjunction with PNAS paper on impacts of ocean acidification on California mussels.

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