Posted on EPOCA: 08 Oct 2012 TATOOSH ISLAND, Wash. — From a stretch of rocky shoreline on this tiny island, one can, on any given morning, watch otters floating on their backs, elephant seals hauling out of the water and a bald eagle flying past murres huddled along a cliff
Month: October 2012
International coordination to address ocean acidification
Posted on EPOCA: 08 Oct 2012 Ocean acidification experts expressed increasing concerns with how marine organisms will adapt to new ‘corrosive’ conditions during an international symposium on the subject last week, warning that life throughout the world’s oceans will have to adapt rapidly to changing conditions. A new ocean acidification
Oceans’ rising acidity a threat to shellfish — and humans
Posted on LA Times: 6 Oct 2012 — By Kenneth R. Weiss — As carbon dioxide continues to build up in the atmosphere as a result of burning fossil fuels, the seas absorb much of it. The full effects have yet to be felt. Workers harvest oysters in Samish Bay,
Researchers Struggle to Assess Responses to Ocean Acidification
Posted on SCIENCE News This Week: 05 October 2012 — By David Malakoff Bubble bath. Carbon dioxide seeps off Italy give scientists a peek at what a more acidic ocean could mean for marine life. CREDIT: KRISTY JEAN KROEKER MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA—Unlike many areas of global change, there’s no argument that
Professor explores marine ecosystem’s response to ocean acidification
Posted on EPOCA: 04 Oct 2012 The OMEGAS (Ocean Margin Ecosystems Group for Acidification Studies) Consortium has received a grant of nearly $1.1 million from the National Science Foundation to analyze the ecological and biological responses of marine organisms to ocean acidification in the California Current System. Margaret McManus, an