Posted on EPOCA: 12 Mar 2013 — Chan K. Y. K., 2012. PhD thesis, University of Washington Planktonic larvae of many marine invertebrates play important roles in connecting and sustaining disjunct adult populations. Most larvae are denser than seawater and rely on swimming to regulate their vertical positions. Because environmental
Month: March 2013
Mussel byssal threads
Posted on EPOCA: 11 Mar 2013 — University of Washington, Carrington Lab, Friday Harbor Labs New research from the Carrington Lab, published in Nature Climate Change, demonstrates that effects of ocean acidification could show up in some surprising places. Although extensive research to date has shown that changes to ocean chemistry, largely
Mussel byssus attachment weakened by ocean acidification
O’Donnell M. J., George M. N. & Carrington E., in press. Nature Climate Change Biomaterials connect organisms to their environments. Their function depends on biological, chemical and environmental factors, both at the time of creation and throughout the life of the material. Shifts in the chemistry of the oceans driven
The next challenge: how do multiple environmental drivers influence ocean biota?
Posted on EPOCA: 11 Mar 2013 — Boyd P. W. & Hutchins D. A., 2013. Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry News 6(1): 1-4, Winter 2013 Introduction The summer OCB meeting in July 2012 featured for the first time a special session on “Multiple stressors in marine ecosystems” that was chaired
New study reveals how sensitive U.S. East coast regions may be to ocean acidification
Posted on EPOCA: 05 Mar 2013 A continental-scale chemical survey in the waters of the eastern U.S. and Gulf of Mexico is helping researchers determine how distinct bodies of water will resist changes in acidity. The study, which measures varying levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other forms of carbon