Posted on EPOCA: 21 Nov 2011 Predicting the impact of warming and acidifying on oceans on the early development life history stages of invertebrates although difficult, is essential in order to anticipate the severity and consequences of future climate change. This review summarises the current literature and meta-analyses on the
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Massive Oyster Die-offs Show Ocean Acidification Has Arrived
The acidification of the world’s oceans from an excess of CO2 emissions has already begun, as evidenced recently by the widespread mortality of oyster larvae in the Pacific Northwest. Scientists say this is just a harbinger of things to come if greenhouse gas emissions continue to soar. — By Elizabeth
Regional ecosystem prediction program; Center for sponsored coastal ocean research
Posted on EPOCA: 18 Nov 2011 — NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CSCOR is soliciting proposals for research under its Regional Ecosystem Prediction Program theme focused on the impacts of ocean acidification on key fish and shellfish species and their supporting ecosystems in US coastal and estuarine waters. Description The purpose of this document
Rapid environmental change over the past decade revealed by isotopic analysis of the California mussel in the Northeast Pacific
Posted on EPOCA: 17 Nov 2011 The anthropogenic input of fossil fuel carbon into the atmosphere results in increased carbon dioxide (CO2) into the oceans, a process that lowers seawater pH, decreases alkalinity and can inhibit the production of shell material. Corrosive water has recently been documented in the northeast
First controlled experiments on ocean acidification in the deep sea
Posted on EPOCA: 16 Nov 2011 — MBARI scientists have a sophisticated new tool for studying the effects of ocean acidification on deep-sea animals This photo shows the 10-meter-long FOCE system on the seafloor in Monterey Bay. In the center of the image, you can see the clear plastic cover