FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Effects of Ocean Acidification on the Chemistry of Seawater -- 3 Effects of Ocean Acidification on the Physiology ofMarine Organisms -- 4 Effects of Ocean Acidification on Marine Ecosystems -- 5 Socioeconomic Concerns -- 6 A National Ocean Acidification Program -- References -- Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies -- Appendix B: Acronyms -- Appendix C: The Effect of Ocean Acidification on Calcification in Calcifying Algae, Corals,and Carbonate-dominated Systems -- Appendix D: Summary of Research Recommendations from Community-based References.