Which outcome occurs when Antarctic krill experience increased ocean acidification impairing calcium deposition efficiency in their gill filaments?

💡 Explanation

When acidification reduces calcium deposition affecting the gill structure, the countercurrent exchange mechanism’s efficiency decreases because diffusion gradients diminish, consequently limiting oxygen transfer. Therefore reduced oxygen uptake results, rather than increased infection risk, density changes, or magnetic field sensitivity, which have unrelated requirements.

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