Posted on EPOCA: 02 Apr 2013 — Carter H. A., Ceballos-Osuna L., Miller N. A. & Stillman J. H., 2013. Journal of Experimental Biology 216: 1412-1422 Absorption of elevated atmospheric CO2 is causing surface ocean pH to decline, a process known as ocean acidification (OA). To date, few studies have assessed
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Effects of ocean acidification on early life-history stages of the intertidal porcelain crab Petrolisthes cinctipes
Posted on EPOCA: 02 Apr 2013 — Ceballos-Osuna L., Carter H. A., Miller N. A. & Stillman J. H., 2013. Journal of Experimental Biology 216: 1405-1411. Intertidal zone organisms naturally experience daily fluctuations in pH, presently reaching values beyond what is predicted for open ocean surface waters from ocean acidification
Declining Oxygen on the British Columbia Continental Shelf, Atmosphere-Ocean
Posted on Hypoxia Listserv: 29 Mar 2013 — Article of interest by William R. Crawford & M. Angelica Peña (2013) The first thorough examination of oxygen concentrations in Canadian waters of the Pacific Ocean reveals several patterns in space and time. Sub-surface concentrations of oxygen tend to be lower in shelf waters
How climate change threatens the seas
Posted on USA Today: 28 Mar 2013 — By Dan Vargano Read this and related articles and watch the video on USA Today OYSTER BAY, Wash. — The tide rolls out on a chilly March evening, and the oystermen roll in, steel rakes in hand, hip boots crunching on the
Threatened Puget Sound marine life shows global threat of ocean acidification
Posted in the Bellingham Herald: 27 March 2013 — By Ginny Broadhurst and Bill Dewey (Opinion) Chemistry is not always easy to learn or communicate about, but it is at the very root of the problem our oceans face today. The chemistry of the world’s oceans and inland marine waters,