Published 6 January 2017 Federal reports advance knowledge and describe actions to address ocean acidification and ocean and coastal mapping. This Administration has strongly supported science and interagency coordination, across government and with academic, industry, and other stakeholders, to address societal needs and inform effective ocean management. Today, the Office
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Species-Specific Responses of Juvenile Rockfish to Elevated pCO2: From Behavior to Genomics
Published: January 5, 2017 Read the original post for the complete article and all diagrams and figures: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0169670 Abstract In the California Current ecosystem, global climate change is predicted to trigger large-scale changes in ocean chemistry within this century. Ocean acidification—which occurs when increased levels of atmospheric CO2 dissolve into the
Scientists: Global Ocean Circulation Could Be More Vulnerable to Shutdown Than We Thought
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Washington Post] by Chelsea Harvey – January 5, 2017 Intense future climate change could have a far different impact on the world than current models predict, suggests a thought-provoking new study just out in the journal Science Advances. If atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations were to double in the future,
Metabolic cost of calcification in bivalve larvae under experimental ocean acidification
Published OA 13 December 2016 Abstract: Physiological increases in energy expenditure frequently occur in response to environmental stress. Although energy limitation is often invoked as a basis for decreased calcification under ocean acidification, energy-relevant measurements related to this process are scant. In this study we focus on first-shell (prodissoconch I) formation in
Competitive fitness of a predominant pelagic calcifier impaired by ocean acidification
Published 16 December 2016 Coccolithophores—single-celled calcifying phytoplankton—are an important group of marine primary producers and the dominant builders of calcium carbonate globally. Coccolithophores form extensive blooms and increase the density and sinking speed of organic matter via calcium carbonate ballasting. Thereby, they play a key role in the marine carbon