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Impact of CO2-acidified seawater on the extracellular acid–base balance of the northern sea urchin Strongylocentrotus dröebachiensis

Posted on EPOCA: 08 Aug 2011 — Highlights ► Hypercapnia exposed sea urchins did not compensate for an internal acidification. ► This internal acidosis increased in intensity with decreasing environmental pH. ► This was similar to P. miliaris despite marked differences in seawater carbonate. This study highlights the need for

[Oyster_seed_group] Aug 6, 2011 Willapa Oyster Bulletin

By Alan Trimble — Oyster_seed_group mailing list Oyster_seed_group@lists.oregonstate.edu http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/oyster_seed_group Oyster Bulletin No. 3 – 6 August 2011 We sampled for larvae on Tuesday 2 August (afternoon high tide) and Friday 5 August (morning high tide). Water temperatures have been steady over the past week, given the calm conditions with cloud

Oceanography: Forecasting the rain ratio

Another reference to the Nature article posted on EPOCA 04 Aug 2011   Sensitivity of coccolithophores to carbonate chemistry and ocean acidification Marine algae known as coccolithophores produce much of the ocean’s calcium carbonate. A large survey reveals how these organisms’ calcification processes and species distribution change in response to