Posted on OA: Published 24 June 2014 Science The fact sheet on ocean acidification in the Pacific Northwest has been recently released by the West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Science Panel. The evidence for ocean acidification in the Pacific Northwest is compelling. It consists of published scientific literature representing
Month: June 2014
Skeletal trade-offs in coralline algae in response to ocean acidification
Posted on OA: 23 Jun 2014 Ocean acidification is changing the marine environment, with potentially serious consequences for many organisms. Much of our understanding of ocean acidification effects comes from laboratory experiments, which demonstrate physiological responses over relatively short timescales (…). Observational studies and, more recently, experimental studies in natural
Future oceanic warming and acidification alter immune response and disease status in a commercial shellfish species, Mytilus edulis L.
Posted on OA: 19 Jun 2014 Increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide are leading to physical changes in marine environments including parallel decreases in ocean pH and increases in seawater temperature. This study examined the impacts of a six month exposure to combined decreased pH and increased temperature on the immune
Marine bacterial communities are resistant to elevated carbon dioxide levels
Posted on OA: 19 Jun 2014 It is well established that the release of anthropogenic-derived CO2 into the atmosphere will be mainly absorbed by the oceans, with a concomitant drop in pH, a process termed ocean acidification. As such, there is considerable interest in how changes in increased CO2 and
California congressman calls ocean acidification “the biggest thing no one is talking about”
Posted on Seafood News.com: 18 Jun 2014 — [ Press-Democrat] — By Mary Callaghan BODEGA BAY, It’s been called the “evil twin” of climate change, an environmental peril so daunting and widespread that it could undo much of the world’s food web, undermine global nutrition and devastate coastal economies. Ocean