Posted on Hypoxia Listserv: 29 Mar 2013 — Article of interest by William R. Crawford & M. Angelica Peña (2013) The first thorough examination of oxygen concentrations in Canadian waters of the Pacific Ocean reveals several patterns in space and time. Sub-surface concentrations of oxygen tend to be lower in shelf waters
Month: March 2013
How climate change threatens the seas
Posted on USA Today: 28 Mar 2013 — By Dan Vargano Read this and related articles and watch the video on USA Today OYSTER BAY, Wash. — The tide rolls out on a chilly March evening, and the oystermen roll in, steel rakes in hand, hip boots crunching on the
Threatened Puget Sound marine life shows global threat of ocean acidification
Posted in the Bellingham Herald: 27 March 2013 — By Ginny Broadhurst and Bill Dewey (Opinion) Chemistry is not always easy to learn or communicate about, but it is at the very root of the problem our oceans face today. The chemistry of the world’s oceans and inland marine waters,
The influence of food supply on the response of Olympia oyster larvae to ocean acidification
Posted on EPOCA: 26 Mar 2013 — Hettinger A., Sanford E., Hill T. M., Hosfelt J. D., Russell A. D. & Gaylord B., 2013. Biogeosciences Discussions 10: 5781-5802. Increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide drive accompanying changes in the marine carbonate system as carbon dioxide (CO2) enters seawater and alters its
Blue mussels ‘hang on’ along rocky shores: for how long?
Posted on EPOCA: 22 Mar 2013 — Cheryl Dybas, NSF, 21 March 2013 Mussels’ anchors–byssal threads–weakened by ocean acidification The following is part nine in a series on the National Science Foundation’s Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability (SEES) investment. Visit parts one, two, three, four, five, six, seven and eight in this series. Imagine trying to pitch a tent