Posted: 23 Oct 2013 — A. Hettinger1,*, E. Sanford1,2, T. M. Hill1,3, J. D. Hosfelt1, A. D. Russell3, and B. Gaylord1,2 Abstract. Increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide drive accompanying changes in the marine carbonate system as carbon dioxide (CO2) enters seawater and alters ocean pH (termed “ocean acidification”). However, such changes do not occur
Month: October 2013
Human actions put oceans at risk
Posted on OA: 22 Oct 2013 — Gretchen Hofmann, a marine ecophysiologist and professor of marine biology and ecology at U.C. Santa Barbara, spoke on this issue at the Bard Center for Environmental Policy’s National Climate Seminar In the wake of the recent IPCC AR5 report, scientists have highlighted the
Mussels’ sticky feet lead to applications
Posted on OA: 21 Oct 2013 The remarkable adhesive powers of the mussel are being harnessed for diverse applications, ranging from medical adhesives to climate-change research. J. Herbert Waite was a graduate student in biochemistry in the 1970s when he began to wonder how mussels cling to rocks in the
Introduction to CO2 Chemistry in Seawater – Dr. Andrew Dickson
UCTV – University of California Television Over the past twenty years, accurate measurement of the seawater carbon dioxide system has become a high priority for scientists who have worked to understand just how much of the carbon dioxide created by man’s activities has ended up in the ocean, where it
Biotic and human vulnerability to projected changes in ocean biogeochemistry over the 21st century
Posted on OA: 17 Oct 2013 Ongoing greenhouse gas emissions can modify climate processes and induce shifts in ocean temperature, pH, oxygen concentration, and productivity, which in turn could alter biological and social systems. Here, we provide a synoptic global assessment of the simultaneous changes in future ocean biogeochemical variables
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