Posted on OA: 11 Jun 2016 — Biologists create historic record of climate change impacts The shells of California mussels have thinned dramatically in the modern era, probably as a result of ocean acidification, a direct result of increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere resulting from fossil fuel combustion, say
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Study finds native Olympia oysters more resilient to ocean acidification
Posted on Eureka Alert / AAAS: Public Release 10 Jun 2016 — Oregon State University OLYMPIA OYSTERS GROWING IN YAQUINA BAY, OREGON. Photo Courtesy of Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. – Native Olympia oysters, which once thrived along the Pacific Northwest coast until over-harvesting and habitat loss all but wiped
An Acidic Ocean a Foregone Conclusion for Decades
Posted on Santa Barbara Independent: 4 Jun 2016 — by Jean Yamamura — West Coast Expected to Face Severe Changes to Ecosystems The weight of time and tide will be combining to deliver about 30 years’ worth of extra-CO2-laden water to the shores of the West Coast through at least
Adverse effects of ocean acidification on early development of squid (Doryteuthis pealeii)
Posted on EPOCA: 03 Jun 2013 — (abstract and link to article) Anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) is being absorbed into the ocean, altering seawater chemistry, with potentially negative impacts on a wide range of marine organisms. The early life stages of invertebrates with internal and external aragonite structures may be
A sensor package for mapping pH and oxygen from mobile platforms
Posted on OA: 2 Jun 2016 — Bresnahan P. J., Wirth T., Martz T. R., Andersson A. J., Cyronak T., D’Angelo S., Pennise J., Melville W. K., Lenain L. & Statom N., 2016. Methods in Oceanography 17:1–13. A novel chemical sensor package named “WavepHOx” was developed in order to facilitate