Posted on EPOCA: 21 Jul 2011 Coastal upwelling events in the California Current System can transport subsurface waters with high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) to the sea surface near shore. As these waters age and are advected offshore, CO2 levels decrease dramatically, falling well below the atmospheric concentration beyond the
Month: July 2011
California mussels: 1st warming casualty?
Posted on EPOCA: 19 Jul 2011 California mussels. Photo by Jackie Sones, Bodega Marine Laboratory. The iconic California mussel could be among the first casualties of oceans made more acidic by global warming, a new study of the coastal shellfish shows. Scientists who grew mussel larvae in a bath of
Workshop on “Impacts of ocean acidification on zooplankton”
Posted on EPOCA: 15 Jul 2011 During the 5th International Zooplankton Production Symposium in Pucón, Chile, the authors of this article coconvened a workshop entitled “Impacts of ocean acidification on zooplankton”. This workshop, to our knowledge, provided the first opportunity to discuss the biological effects of ocean acidification (OA) that
Meeting materials posted, March 2011 OCB OA PI workshop
Posted on EPOCA: 15 Jul 2011 The meeting materials for the OCB OA PI workshop held this past March, are now all available on the “Agenda & Materials” page of the main workshop website. There you will find the meeting agenda, the abstract booklet, the “project intro” slides submitted by all
Functional impacts of ocean acidification in an ecologically critical foundation species
Posted on EPOCA: 15 Jul 2011 — Bodega OA Research Group studies on California mussels forecast future ecological impacts Anthropogenic CO2 is reducing the pH and altering the carbonate chemistry of seawater, with repercussions for marine organisms and ecosystems. Current research suggests that calcification will decrease in many species, but