Posted on EPOCA: 09 Jul 2013 — Kroeker K. J., Gambi M. C. & Micheli F., in press. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. Disturbances are natural features of ecosystems that promote variability in the community and ultimately maintain diversity. Although it is recognized that global
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A snapshot of ocean acidification research
Posted on EPOCA: 03 Jul 2013 This special issue compiles 37 manuscripts investigating the biological impacts and societal relevance of ocean acidification. It includes important considerations regarding experimental design, new methods and how ocean acidification science can contribute to society through education and socioeconomic assessment. Altogether, this special issue constitutes
World View of Global Warming — The Photographic Documentation of Climate Change
Posted on EPOCA: 02 July 2013 — By Gary Braasch — Featuring C-CAN partner Taylor Shellfish Farms Ocean Acidification Shellfish growers in the Northwest adapt to a changing ocean, treat seawater to maintain chemistry for tiny oyster larvae. The record high amounts of carbon dioxide being spewed into the atmosphere
Morphology of the crustose coralline alga Pseudolithophyllum muricatum (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) responds to 30 years of ocean acidification in the Northeast Pacific
Posted on EPOCA: 21 Jun 2013 As the process of ocean acidification alters seawater carbon chemistry, physiological processes such as skeletal accretion are expected to become more difficult for calcifying organisms. The crustose coralline red algae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) form an important guild of calcifying primary producers in the temperate Northeast
Synergistic effects of elevated carbon dioxide and sodium hypochlorite on survival and impairment of three phytoplankton species
Posted on EPOCA: 21 Jun 2013 Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) is widely used to disinfect seawater in power plant cooling systems in order to reduce biofouling, and in ballast water treatment systems to prevent transport of exotic marine species. While the toxicity of NaOCl is expected to increase by ongoing ocean