Carin Stephens 5/11/11 A new set of buoys in Alaska waters will help scientists understand how climate change may be affecting the pH level of northern seas. Researchers placed the first buoy last month. “This is the first dedicated ocean acidification mooring to be deployed in a high-latitude coastal sea,”
Month: May 2011
Bivalve immune responses and climate changes: is there a relationship?
Posted on the EPOCA blog: 11 May 2011 Global climate changes (GCCs) are predicted to occur in the next hundred years through increases in temperature, water acidification and changes in seawater salinity. Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations are considered to be the main responsible for GCCs. Climate changes can pose risks
Ocean Acidification: Carbon Dioxide Makes Life Difficult for Algae
ScienceDaily (May 10, 2011) (also posted on the EPOCA blog) The acidification of the world’s oceans could have major consequences for the marine environment. New research shows that coccoliths, which are an important part of the marine environment, dissolve when seawater acidifies. … “These findings underscore that the acidification
Tipping Point: West Coast research consortium tackles ocean acidification
Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans, or PISCO, studies acidified waters on the west coast In the summer, you may have to go 20 miles out to sea to find it, but close to the seafloor, near the edge of Oregon’s continental shelf, is a preview of the future:
Regional Sanctuaries develop west coast OA action plan
Spearheaded by the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council, five west coast SACs develop ocean acidification action plan Download Action Plan as a pdf. Beginning in 2007, the CINMS Advisory Council took action to address the potential impacts of ocean acidification. Spearheaded by SAC members Bruce Steele and