Posted on California Academy of Sciences: 14 Jun, 2013 — Science Today – Beyond the Headlines — By Molly Michelson Oysters, like many bivalves, are important for marine ecosystems. The organisms filter water through their feathered gills, removing impurities as they inhale and exhale. In fact, native and invasive bivalves
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Acidifying seawater sees oysters in race to grow shells
Posted on New Scientist-Environment: 14 Jun 2013 — By Colin Barras Succeeding in growth (Image: Sam Hodgson/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Bad news for oyster lovers. As the ocean acidifies, oyster larvae are struggling to build their shells, reducing the number that reach adulthood. We already knew that acidifying oceans
Rapid adaptation is purple sea urchins’ weapon against ocean acidification
Published in Earth & Climate: June 12, 2013 — Sea urchin research at the Hofmann Lab, University of California, Santa Barbara UCSB Researcher Morgan Kelly holds a red urchin, close relative of the purple urchin, one of several species studied in the Hofmann lab for their response to OA. In
OSU Study Explains How Even A Little Ocean Acidification Can Kill Baby Oysters
Posted on OPB News – Ecotrope | June 12, 2013 — Contributed by Cassandra Profita Courtesy of George Waldbusser and Elizabeth Brunner of Oregon State University This image shows 1-day old Pacific oyster larvae from the same parents, raised by the Taylors Shellfish Hatchery in natural waters of Dabob
Ocean acidification – how are shellfish and shellfish growers coping?
Posted on EPOCA: 12 Jun 2013 — Presentation by Bill Dewey, Production Manager, Taylor Shellfish Farms at University of California Irvine Presentation by Bill Dewey, Production Manager, Taylor Shellfish Farms. University of California Irvine (via Youtube), 28 May 2013. Video.