Posted on OA: 23 Dec 2013 — Reporting by Craig Welch. Illustrations by Mark Nowlin. Sea Change, The Seattle Times, 22 December 2013 Our understanding of how souring seas will transform the oceans is growing more sophisticated every day. Here is a glimpse of what scientists are finding in laboratory
Month: December 2013
Can variable pH and low oxygen moderate ocean acidification outcomes for mussel larvae?
Posted on OA: 23 Dec 2013 — Frieder C. A., Gonzalez J. P., Bockmon E. E., Navarro M. O., Levin L. A., in press. Global Change Biology. Natural variation and changing climate in coastal oceans subject meroplanktonic organisms to broad ranges of pH and oxygen ([O2]) levels. In controlled laboratory
Decadal water-property trends in the California Undercurrent, with implications for ocean acidification
Posted on OA: 19 Dec 2013 This study uses data along the West Coast of North America to analyze the spatial and temporal evolution of water properties to around 500 m depth. The analysis uses potential density as the vertical coordinate and bottom depth and latitude as the horizontal coordinates. The
Insights from stable isotope dynamics into the sensitivity of larval Pacific oysters to ocean acidification
Posted on OA: 19 Dec 2013 Larvae of the Pacific Oyster, Crassostrea gigas, at Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery (WCH) in Netarts Bay, Oregon, are negatively impacted by high-CO₂ water and exposure during the initial shell formation period appears to be particularly damaging. To investigate the mechanism of this early susceptibility, several
NE-CAN: The Northeast Coastal Acidification Network
New folder under Resources tab provides link to Regional OA Associations http://www.neracoos.org/necan The Northeast Coastal Acidification Network (NE-CAN) represents a nexus of scientists, federal and state agency representatives, resource managers, and affected industry partners dedicated towards coordinating and guiding regional observing, research, and modeling endeavors. The purpose is to better identify critical vulnerabilities,
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