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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