Posted on The Seattle Times: 7 May 2014 — By Sandi Doughton — Bigger, more frequent forest fires, shrinking snowpacks and changing ocean chemistry herald greater risks in the Northwest due to climate change, a new report says. From changes in stream flows to acidifying oceans and widespread forest
Month: May 2014
New study: acidifying ocean destroying sea butterflies
Posted on OA: 6 May 2014 Tiny, delicate marine snails called pteropods are a key part of the marine food web. New research indicates they are dissolving to a greater extent than previously thought because of ocean acidification. Scientists know that greenhouse gas emissions are contributing to the dropping pH
Limacina helicina shell dissolution as an indicator of declining habitat suitability owing to ocean acidification in the California Current Ecosystem
Posted on OA: 2 May 2014 — Bednaršek N., Feely R. A., Reum J. C. P., Peterson B., Menkel J., Alin S. R. & Hales B., 2014. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281: 1785. Few studies to date have demonstrated widespread biological impacts of ocean acidification (OA) under conditions
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