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  "abstract": "The increasing emission of carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) is altering seawater chemistry, lowering ocean pH and threatening marine biodiversity. Predicting how marine biota will be adversely affected by ocean acidification (OA) remains a key challenge. Here, we document that functional morphological traits offer a more robust metric of calcifier sensitivity to OA than taxonomic diversity alone. Using benthic foraminifera from a Mediterranean CO ₂ vent system, we identify an empirically derived pH threshold beyond which community structure and function shift markedly. Applying this threshold to end-of-century projections under Shared Socioeconomic Pathway SSP5-8.5 reveals that most western Mediterranean coastal zones will exceed critical acidification levels by 2090–2100. These results highlight the susceptibility of the Mediterranean coastal ecosystems to OA under high-emission scenarios, underscoring the risk of widespread biodiversity loss and impaired ecosystem functioning. Our approach provides a trait-based framework for forecasting ecosystem responses to OA and informing adaptation strategies in climate-sensitive marine regions.",
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    {
      "name": "Fabrizio Frontalini"
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    {
      "name": "Mattia Greco"
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    {
      "name": "Nicola Casadei"
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    {
      "name": "Ines Barrenechea Angeles"
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    {
      "name": "Marina Montresor"
    },
    {
      "name": "Maria Virginia Alves Martins"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jan Pawlowski"
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/0y6fwzje2kxg7.bib",
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  "doi": "10.1038/s41598-026-70159-4",
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  "licence": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "licence_label": "CC BY 4.0",
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  "pdf_url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-70159-4.pdf",
  "pmcid": null,
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  "published": "2026-10-08",
  "publisher": "Springer Science and Business Media LLC",
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  "title": "Ocean acidification pushes Mediterranean marine calcifiers toward a tipping point",
  "title_text": "Ocean acidification pushes Mediterranean marine calcifiers toward a tipping point",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:17:24Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/0y6fwzje2kxg7",
  "venue": "Scientific Reports",
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