Ocean Acidification:The process in which carbon dioxide dissolves in seawater, leading to a decrease in pH levels. This can harm pteropods and other marine organisms that rely on calcium carbonate for their shells.
Calcification: The process by which marine organisms like pteropods build and maintain their calcium carbonate shells or skeletons.
Marine Food Web: A complex network of interconnected food chains in the ocean, where pteropods serve as an important food source for various predators such as fish and whales.