How does rising atmospheric CO2 affect marine organisms?

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Question:
What percent of CO2 in the air derives from volcano exhaust?

Submitted by: Mike Fouts, Anchorage, AK

Answer:
Over the long term, volcanoes emit about 5 x 1011 kg of CO2 to the air annually.  This amount is approximately 3% of that emitted by anthropogenic activity.