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Restoration of the oceans

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Undoing the effects of continuing high carbon dioxide emissions on the oceans could take centuries, if it is possible at all.

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  1. Richard Matear and Andrew Lenton are at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Oceans and Atmosphere Research, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, TAS, Australia 7001,

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