Posted on EPOCA: 10 Dec 2012 — New research at USC studying several diatom and dinoflagellate species suggests that ocean acidification combined with nutrient limitation or temperature changes may dramatically increase the toxicity of some harmful algal groups. The frequency and intensity of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and phytoplankton community
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#OHCO2 What? New directions at the Ocean in a High-CO2 World Meeting
Posted on EPOCA: 9 Nov 2012 — A summary of discussion at the Oceans in a High CO2 World Conference includes highlights of the C-CAN-sponsored OA Monitoring Roundtable Five hundred and forty participants from 37 countries convened in Monterey, California this September for the third Ocean in a High-CO2 World
Friday Harbor Laboratories Ocean Acidification Environmental Laboratory (OAEL)
Posted on EPOCA: 07 Nov 2012 Overview FHL completed construction of a new 1500 sq. ft. experimental facility for ocean acidification research in summer 2011. The facility was funded by an award from NSF’s Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML) program, matching funds from the University of Washington, and private
Recent changes to the Gulf Stream causing widespread gas hydrate destabilization
Nature 490, 527–530 (25 October 2012) doi:10.1038/nature11528 — By Benjamin J. Phrampus & Matthew J. Hornbach — ” It is unlikely that the western North Atlantic margin is the only area experiencing changing ocean currents [10, 11, 12]; our estimate of 2.5 gigatonnes of destabilizing methane hydrate may therefore represent
Mussels’ stickiness may lead to smarter medical glues
Posted on EPOCA: 24 Oct 2012 — Harnessing the strength of natural glue from shelled filter-feeders. (ISNS) — Mussels may be tasty, but for a growing set of researchers, they are also an inspiration. Their bodies spin out a fine silky thread that helps the creatures hold tight onto rocks,