Calliarthron_tuberculosum, a type of coralline algae in the Pacific Northwest (Photo: Allison Barner/OSU) CORVALLIS, Ore. – New findings from a former Oregon State University researcher suggests size is the main factor that predicts how calcifying organisms will respond to ocean acidification. The findings shed key light on which information is most
Month: July 2018
Seasonal patterns in aragonite saturation state on the southern California continental shelf
Published 27 July 2018 Science Highlights • Quarterly synoptic surveys of the southern California continental shelf demonstrate seasonal patterns in aragonite saturation state. • Observed patterns in aragonite saturation state are strongly linked to biological processes associated with seasonal upwelling. • The average depth of corrosive waters (Ωarag < 1)
Ocean acidification stress index for shellfish (OASIS): Linking Pacific oyster larval survival and exposure to variable carbonate chemistry regimes
Authors: Iria Gimenez, George G. Waldbusser, Burke Hales https://www.elementascience.org/article/10.1525/elementa.306/ Abstract Understanding larval bivalve responses to variable regimes of seawater carbonate chemistry requires realistic quantification of physiological stress. Based on a degree-day modeling approach, we developed a new metric, the ocean acidification stress index for shellfish (OASIS), for this purpose. OASIS
Version 6 of the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) now available
On behalf of more than 100 contributing scientists worldwide, we proudly announce the release of Version 6 of the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT). SOCAT (www.socat.info) is a synthesis activity by international marine carbon scientists with annual public releases. SOCAT version 6 has 23.4 million quality-controlled in situ surface ocean
Juvenile rockfish show resilience to CO2-acidification and hypoxia across multiple biological scales
Brittany E Davis, Lisa M Komoroske, Matthew J Hansen Jamilynn B Roletto, Emily N Perry, Nathan A Miller, Sean M Ehlman, Sarah G Wheeler, Andrew Sih, Anne E Todgham, Nann A Fangue Conservation Physiology, Volume 6, Issue 1, 1 July 2018, coy038, https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coy038 Published: 10 July 2018 Abstract California’s coastal
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