Month: April 2013

Effects of Ocean Acidification on Juvenile Red King Crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) and Tanner Crab (Chionoecetes bairdi) Growth, Condition, Calcification, and Survival

Posted 4 Apr 2013 — Long WC, Swiney KM, Harris C, Page HN, Foy RJ (2013). PLoS ONE 8(4): e60959. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060959 Figure 3. Survival of crabs in Control and Acidified water   Abstract Ocean acidification, a decrease in the pH in marine waters associated with rising atmospheric CO2 levels, is a

Are Jellyfish Taking Over Our Oceans?

Author Lisa-ann Gershwin to discuss new book on the proliferation of jellies during Special Lecture at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography / University of California, San Diego Join jellies expert Lisa-ann Gershwin at Birch Aquarium on May 20 as she discusses these remarkable creatures. Guest Speaker: Lisa-ann Gershwin, author

Temperature and CO2 additively regulate physiology, morphology and genomic responses of larval sea urchins, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Posted on EPOCA: 03 Apr 2013 — Padilla-Gamiño J. L., Kelly M. W., Evans T. G. & Hofmann G. E., in press. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 280(1759)  Ocean warming and ocean acidification, both consequences of anthropogenic production of CO2, will combine to influence the physiological performance

Sperm in an acidic ocean with Peter Schlegel

Posted on EPOCA: 03 Apr 2013 — Peter Schlegel describes the impact of ocean acidification on the purple sea urchins sperm motility and fertilisation success.     For more detail please read: Schlegel, P., Havenhand, J.N., Gillings, M.R. & Williamson, J.E. (2012) Individual Variability in Reproductive Success Determines Winners and