Posted on OA: 21 Oct 2013 The remarkable adhesive powers of the mussel are being harnessed for diverse applications, ranging from medical adhesives to climate-change research. J. Herbert Waite was a graduate student in biochemistry in the 1970s when he began to wonder how mussels cling to rocks in the
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Introduction to CO2 Chemistry in Seawater – Dr. Andrew Dickson
UCTV – University of California Television Over the past twenty years, accurate measurement of the seawater carbon dioxide system has become a high priority for scientists who have worked to understand just how much of the carbon dioxide created by man’s activities has ended up in the ocean, where it
Biotic and human vulnerability to projected changes in ocean biogeochemistry over the 21st century
Posted on OA: 17 Oct 2013 Ongoing greenhouse gas emissions can modify climate processes and induce shifts in ocean temperature, pH, oxygen concentration, and productivity, which in turn could alter biological and social systems. Here, we provide a synoptic global assessment of the simultaneous changes in future ocean biogeochemical variables
Narratives can motivate environmental action: the Whiskey Creek ocean acidification story
Posted on OA: 11 Oct 2013 — Kelly R. P., Cooley S. R. & Klinger T., in press. AMBIO Even when environmental data quantify the risks and benefits of delayed responses to rapid anthropogenic change, institutions rarely respond promptly. We propose that narratives complementing environmental datasets can motivate responsive environmental
MBARI scientist Jim Barry studies ocean acidification from climate change
Posted on OA: 10 Oct 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxWALNAtLNo Jim Barry, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (www.mbari.org) senior scientist, studies how climate change and ocean acidification affects life in the oceans. Scientific information about our oceans, like the research conducted by MBARI, can help us make more informed decisions to support the