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Category: Ocean Acidification

Are Pacific Oysters ready for the heat?
Climate Change Ocean Acidification Oysters

Are Pacific Oysters ready for the heat?

How are adult and larval oysters sensitive to ocean acidification and warming?
January 19, 2023January 18, 2023 Hannah Collins
Aquaculture Climate Change Ocean Acidification

Oyster aquaculture effects on local acidification in estuaries

Researchers investigate how large-scale oyster aquaculture affects ocean acidification.
May 27, 2022May 26, 2022 Kayla Mladinich
Double trouble: Coral reefs are threatened by ocean acidification and copper
Ocean Acidification

Double trouble: Coral reefs are threatened by ocean acidification and copper

Slow growth and sickness are in stock for coral reefs if we continue putting carbon dioxide into the ocean.
April 7, 2022April 4, 2022 Jiwoon Park
Does increasing ocean acidification mean sharks need a trip to the dentist?
Climate Change Ocean Acidification

Does increasing ocean acidification mean sharks need a trip to the dentist?

How does ocean acidification affect shark teeth?
March 18, 2022March 15, 2022 Hannah Collins
A story of sacrifice in the deep sea
Ocean Acidification

A story of sacrifice in the deep sea

A recent study finds that certain seashells dissolve themselves to preserve their shelled siblings, with implications for Earth’s climate.
March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 Tricia Thibodeau
Are Octopuses Acid-Proof?
Ocean Acidification

Are Octopuses Acid-Proof?

Red octopuses may be changing in the face of ocean acidification
January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 Cheyne Springbett
Monitoring ocean acidification takes a village (or many!)
Ocean Acidification

Monitoring ocean acidification takes a village (or many!)

Ocean acidification is a global change, but its local progression can be unpredictable and tough to monitor. To keep tabs…
January 10, 2022 Ellie Oldach
The Ocean Robot Revolution
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Human impacts Methodology Ocean Acidification ocean engineering ocean engineerings Ocean Exploration

The Ocean Robot Revolution

This year marks the start of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science. To reach its ambitious targets, we require…
February 3, 2021February 2, 2021 Emily Chua
Does history repeat itself?: Investigating the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
Atmospheric Chemistry Chemistry Climate Change Ocean Acidification thermodynamics

Does history repeat itself?: Investigating the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

Everyone knows that Earth's climate changes. With the rapid increases in human-influenced global warming and ocean acidification, we need to…
October 28, 2020 Daniel Speer
Ocean acidification: The lesser known CO2 Problem
Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification: The lesser known CO2 Problem

You have heard about global warming due to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide but did you know that it also affects…
July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Tejashree Modak
Chemistry Climate Change Coastal Management Developmental Biology Ecology Human impacts Ocean Acidification Physiology

Ocean acidification and baby “squidlife” crises?

Ocean acidification has been known to cause problems for marine mollusks (like oysters and pteropods), because these animals have shells…
June 1, 2020May 29, 2020 Andrea Schlunk
Impact of Climate Change on Antarctic Waters
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Ocean Acidification Physical oceanography

Impact of Climate Change on Antarctic Waters

A recent study demonstrate the critical importance of Antarctic winds and meltwater to modeling the recent observed changes in Southern…
January 16, 2020 Channing Prend
Who’s benefiting from increasing CO2?
Biological oceanography Climate Change Ocean Acidification

Who’s benefiting from increasing CO2?

Bach, L. T., Hernández-Hernández, N., Taucher, J., Spisla, C., Sforna, C., Riebesell, U., & Arístegui, J. (2019). Effects of elevated…
October 28, 2019 Saumya Silori
Fixin’ to lose: Trichodesmium reacts to climate change
Atmosphere science Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change Ecology Genetics Human impacts Microbiology Ocean Acidification

Fixin’ to lose: Trichodesmium reacts to climate change

Nitrogen is vital for all life on the planet. One of the main global sources for nitrogen, the bacteria Trichodesmium,…
June 12, 2018 LeAundra Jeffs
Gassing Earth Out of the Ice Age: the North Pacific
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Ocean Acidification

Gassing Earth Out of the Ice Age: the North Pacific

Enhanced upwelling and CO2 degassing from the North Pacific during a warm climate event 14,000 years ago may have helped…
May 9, 2018 Zoe Gentes
More Intense Summer to Winter Swings in Oceanic Dissolved CO2
Ocean Acidification

More Intense Summer to Winter Swings in Oceanic Dissolved CO2

Ocean CO2 levels vary depending on the time of year. Landschützer and his colleagues are the first to show that…
March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 Julia Dohner
Pteropods are Ptough: How one of the ocean’s most fragile creatures may cope with climate change
Atmospheric Chemistry Biochemistry Biological oceanography Chemistry Climate Change Conservation Human impacts Ocean Acidification

Pteropods are Ptough: How one of the ocean’s most fragile creatures may cope with climate change

Climate change, due to the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning, is arguably the most important issue…
February 15, 2018February 14, 2018 Zak Kerrigan
Ocean Acidification: No Longer Confined to the Sea Surface
Ocean Acidification

Ocean Acidification: No Longer Confined to the Sea Surface

Acidification, one of the highest-visibility impacts of human activity on the ocean, was thought to be confined to its upper…
January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 Julia Dohner
Oceanic Outlook in the New Government Climate Report
Book Review Climate Change Human impacts Ocean Acidification Sea-level Rise

Oceanic Outlook in the New Government Climate Report

Ocean warming, acidification, sea-level-rise, and increased coastal storm intensities are just some of the stark projections highlighted in a recently-released…
November 7, 2017 Zoe Gentes
Wandering copepods can’t find their way home in acidic oceans
Ocean Acidification

Wandering copepods can’t find their way home in acidic oceans

Journal source: Smith, J. N., C. Richter, K. Fabricius, and A. Cornils. 2017. Pontellid copepods affected by ocean acidification: A…
August 22, 2017August 21, 2017 Katherine Barrett

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