Posted on EPOCA: 09 Apr 2013 — Pespeni M. H., Sanford E., Gaylord B., Hill T. M., Hosfelt J. D., Jaris H. K., LaVigne M., Lenz E. A., Russell A. D., Young M. K. & Palumbi S. R., in press. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United
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Microdocs – why are sea urchin babies like hambugers?
Posted on EPOCA: 09 Apr 2013 Sea urchin babies and hamburgers? See how scientists use genetics to understand how sea urchins are able to withstand increasingly acidic ocean water. Youtube, 28 March 2013. Video.
Sea urchins evolving to cope with ocean acidification
Posted on New Scientist: 08 April 2013 — By Bob Holmes Spiky on the outside and just as tough on the inside, genetically speaking (Image: David Wrobel/Getty) A little good news on the climate change front, for a change: some marine organisms may be able to adapt surprisingly well to
Acidic ocean hits Pacific Northwest
Posted on EPOCA: 5 Apr 2013 — Eric Niiler, Chemical & Engineering News, 25 March 2013 The path to Cape Flattery is a twisty, moss-carpeted tunnel underneath red cedar and Douglas fir trees that crowd Washington state’s rugged coastline. Micah McCarty scrambles down the forest trail to a shoreline below,
Effects of Ocean Acidification on Juvenile Red King Crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) and Tanner Crab (Chionoecetes bairdi) Growth, Condition, Calcification, and Survival
Posted 4 Apr 2013 — Long WC, Swiney KM, Harris C, Page HN, Foy RJ (2013). PLoS ONE 8(4): e60959. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060959 Figure 3. Survival of crabs in Control and Acidified water Abstract Ocean acidification, a decrease in the pH in marine waters associated with rising atmospheric CO2 levels, is a