Posted on IAEA: 12 Jun 2014 — IAEA Contributes to Wide-Ranging Sustainability Publication Ocean acidification has implications for many calcifying organisms, such as corals, oysters, mussels and many species of plankton, as shell production may become energetically more expensive and pH conditions more stressful metabolically. (Photo: J. Teyss) Ocean acidification
Month: June 2014
Sunnylands, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation & Scripps Oceanography announce plans for retreat to address rising sea levels and ocean acidification issues
Posted on OA: 12 Jun 2014 RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA, The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will host an important retreat in October 2014 to address two of the most pressing issues impacting our planet—rising
Ocean acidification 2.0: managing our changing coastal ocean chemistry
Posted on OA: 4 Jun 2014 — Strong A. L., Kroeker K. J., Teneva L. T., Mease L. A. & Kelly R. P., in press. . BioScience. Ocean acidification (OA) is rapidly emerging as a significant problem for organisms, ecosystems, and human societies. Globally, addressing OA and its impacts requires
Stanford study finds hope for coastal communities amid a changing ocean
Posted on Stanford News: 4 Jun 2014 — By ROB JORDAN Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Suisun Bay in Northern California, like coastal waters worldwide, is threatened by ocean acidification. A recent Stanford study recommends mitigations and adaptations for coastal dwellers. By Aaron Strong Researchers outline viable local
Modern ocean acidification is outpacing ancient upheaval, study suggests
Posted on Phys.Org: 2 Jun 2014 The deep-sea benthic foram Aragonia velascoensis went extinct about 56 million years ago as the oceans rapidly acidified. Credit: Ellen Thomas/Yale University Some 56 million years ago, a massive pulse of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere sent global temperatures soaring. In the oceans, carbonate