Posted on EPOCA: 23 Aug 2012 — Burke Hales’ lab at Oregon State is working to produce instrumentation to achieve a high quality time series of carbonate data at sufficient resolution to be a powerful tool for coastal biogeochemical research, deepening our understanding of the impacts of ocean acidification.
Month: August 2012
Presentations on ocean acidification at the Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry summer workshop 2012
Posted on EPOCA: 22 Aug 2012 — Powerpoints now posted on OCB website The Powerpoint presentations and videos of several talks on ocean acidification at the OCB summer workshop are now available at the OCB web site. Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry, 17 August 2012. Web site.
Drastic tactics to save oceans
Posted on Science Alert: 21 Aug 2012 — News According to the researchers, it’s unwise to assume we can stabilise atmospheric CO2 at safe levels, so more drastic measures need to be considered – such as moving corals or adding base minerals to the ocean to counteract acidification. Image: KJA/iStoc
Eutrophication induced CO2-acidification of subsurface coastal waters: interactive effects of temperature, salinity, and atmospheric PCO2
Posted on EPOCA: 21 Aug 2012 Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is raising seawater CO2 concentrations and thereby acidifying ocean water. But a second environmental problem, eutrophication, is also causing large CO2 inputs into coastal waters. This occurs because anthropogenic inputs of nutrients have fueled massive algal blooms, which deplete
The need for new ocean conservation strategies in a high-carbon dioxide world
Posted on EPOCA: 21 Aug 2012 The historically unprecedented threats to the marine environment posed by increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide will probably require the use of unconventional, non-passive methods to conserve marine ecosystems. Soliciting such approaches and evaluating their cost, safety and effectiveness must be part of a robust ocean