Posted on EPOCA: 15 Mar 2013 — Ocean absorption of CO2 from human activity is loosening shellfish’s ability to cling The strength of a mussel, the shellfish’s ability to grasp tightly to rocks, docks and ships despite crashing waves or prying fingers, is legendary. Scientists have even studied how mussels,
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Ocean Acidification Eats Oysters
March 13, 2013, Santa Barbara Independent. By Matt Kettmann — Abstract Notion Hits Home at Bill Dewey’s Dabob Bay Farm In April 2010, The Santa Barbara Independent published an in-depth cover story on ocean acidification, becoming one of the first general interest publications to explain how our planet’s 200-year addiction to
Consequences of ocean change for ecological function: observational and modeling case studies of larval echinoderms
Posted on EPOCA: 12 Mar 2013 — Chan K. Y. K., 2012. PhD thesis, University of Washington Planktonic larvae of many marine invertebrates play important roles in connecting and sustaining disjunct adult populations. Most larvae are denser than seawater and rely on swimming to regulate their vertical positions. Because environmental
Mussel byssal threads
Posted on EPOCA: 11 Mar 2013 — University of Washington, Carrington Lab, Friday Harbor Labs New research from the Carrington Lab, published in Nature Climate Change, demonstrates that effects of ocean acidification could show up in some surprising places. Although extensive research to date has shown that changes to ocean chemistry, largely
Mussel byssus attachment weakened by ocean acidification
O’Donnell M. J., George M. N. & Carrington E., in press. Nature Climate Change Biomaterials connect organisms to their environments. Their function depends on biological, chemical and environmental factors, both at the time of creation and throughout the life of the material. Shifts in the chemistry of the oceans driven