Join us for our C-CAN Roundtable discussion on Thursday February 8th 1pm PST (4pm EST) “Summary of a Workshop on Monitoring for Acidification Threats in West Coast Estuaries: A San Francisco Bay Case Study” Presented by Phil Trowbridge – Program Manager for the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality
Month: January 2018
The Lowly Seagrass That Could Save Your Oysters From Climate Change
Audio: SommerOystersClimate.mp3 Seagrasses from Tomales Bay. (Lauren Sommer/KQED) The impacts of climate change aren’t a distant threat for the Pacific shellfish industry. Acidifying seawater is already causing problems for oyster farms along the West Coast and it’s only expected to get worse. That has one Bay Area oyster farm looking
Seasonal variation in aragonite saturation in surface waters of Puget Sound – a pilot study
A pilot study of sampling, using monthly marine flights over spatially distributed stations, was conducted with the aim to characterize the carbonate system in Puget Sound over a full year-long period. Surface waters of Puget Sound were found to be under-saturated with respect to aragonite during October–March, and super-saturated
Interactive effects of temperature, CO2 and nitrogen source on a coastal California diatom assemblage
Diatoms are often considered to be a single functional group, yet there is a great deal of morphological, genetic and ecological diversity within the class. How these differences will translate into species-specific responses to rapid changes in the ocean environment resulting from climate change and eutrophication is currently poorly
Marine vegetation can mitigate ocean acidification, study finds
Study authors Nyssa Silbiger, then a UCI postdoctoral researcher, and UCI graduate student Laura Elsberry (standing) survey tide-pool communities at Corona del Mar State Beach. Credit: Cascade Sorte / UCI Marine plants and seaweeds in shallow coastal ecosystems can play a key role in alleviating the effects of ocean
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