Posted on EPOCA: 12 Jun 2013 CORVALLIS – For the past several years, the Pacific Northwest oyster industry has struggled with significant losses due to ocean acidification as oyster larvae encountered mortality rates sufficient to make production non-economically feasible. Now a new study led by researchers at Oregon State University
Month: November 2013
Assessing physiological tipping point of sea urchin larvae exposed to a broad range of pH
Posted on EPOCA: 11 Jun 2013 Our ability to project the impact of global change on marine ecosystem is limited by our poor understanding on how to predict species sensitivity. For example, the impact of ocean acidification is highly species-specific, even in closely related taxa. The aim of this study
Baby oysters, the canary of the oceans: Andrew Dickson at TEDx
Published November 11, 2013 on YouTube On October 5 Andrew Dickson gave a talk at a local TEDx event in San Diego, wIth the help of Bill Dewey, George Waldbusser, and Dick Feely (who helped with pictures for his slides). The talk is titled: “Baby oysters: The canary of the ocean?”
Guest column: taking on ocean acidification in the Northwest
Posted on OA: 8 Nov 2013 — By Brad Warren, Michael Rust & Eric Swenson. The Daily Astorian Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner David Horsey summed up the urgency of ocean acidification (OA) on the West Coast when he wrote in the Los Angeles Times, “Ocean acidification is the lightning strike
Sea Change: Can Sea Life Adapt?
Posted on Seattle Times: Story by Craig Welch, Photos by Steve Ringman — For a glimpse of how nature might — or might not — adapt to ocean acidification, scientists turn to the prickly “hedgehog of the sea.” Article features C-CAN steering committee members UCSB scientist Gretchen Hofmann and sea
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