Posted on Scientific American: By David Biello — The purple sea urchin may be able to evolve to cope with ocean acidification, but that does not mean other species will be able to mimic the trick FAST EVOLUTION: New research suggests that the purple sea urchin may be able to
Month: April 2013
Space-age domes offer a window on ocean acidification
Posted on PhysOrg: April 12, 2013 — By Hannah Hickey — A row of space-age domes off the Washington coast may provide a peek at the future. Not the future of space travel, but of climate change and the effects of increasingly acidic oceans. The nine test tanks, on the
A developmental and energetic basis linking larval oyster shell formation to acidification sensitivity
George G. Waldbusser, Elizabeth L. Brunner, Brian A. Haley, Burke Hales, Christopher J. Langdon, Frederick G. Prahl Please see below a new manuscript in press at Geophysical Research Letters on mechanisms of early larval oyster sensitivity to acidification. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/grl.50449/abstract Acidified waters are impacting commercial oyster production in the U.S. Pacific
Predicting the response of molluscs to the impact of ocean acidification
Posted on EPOCA: 10 Apr 2013 Elevations in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) are anticipated to acidify oceans because of fundamental changes in ocean chemistry created by CO2 absorption from the atmosphere. Over the next century, these elevated concentrations of atmospheric CO2 are expected to result in a reduction of the surface ocean
The secret to surviving ocean acidification: evolve
Posted on EPOCA: 09 Apr 2013 — New study reveals rapid evolutionary adaptations to a changing climate To the more than 1 billion people who depend on the oceans for their sustenance and livelihoods, increasing acidification presents a worrisome question. Which sea creatures will survive in waters that have had