Ocean Acidification Press Releases

• Published on February 9, 2024 - 18:35 GMT

  Acidification and hypoxia in seawater, and pollutant enrichment in the sediments of Qi’ao Island mangrove wetlands, Pearl River ...

  Highlights Nutrient absorption and consumption in the mangrove forest exhibited a significantly higher nitrogen-to-phosphorus ratio compared to utilized nutrients. The mangrove forest demonstrated a concerning trend of hypoxia and acidification, with …

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• Published on February 9, 2024 - 12:57 GMT

  

  Nuclear science aiding study of ocean acidification

  (Photo credit: IAEA image bank) In some of the same ways it is employed to unravel archeological mysteries, nuclear science is being used to understand climate-change impacts. Among these is a major problem threatening Latin America and the Caribbean—ocean …

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• Published on February 9, 2024 - 12:57 GMT

  Policy brief: Ocean acidification poses another threat to the Baltic Sea ecosystem

  Policy brief: Ocean acidification poses another threat to the Baltic Sea ecosystem Published 9 February 2024 Newsletters and reports Leave a Comment In the coming decades, ocean acidification is expected to become significant also in the Baltic Sea. For an …

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• Published on February 9, 2024 - 12:57 GMT

  Cool-edge populations of the kelp Ecklonia radiata under global ocean change scenarios: strong sensitivity to ocean warming but ...

  Cool-edge populations of the kelp Ecklonia radiata under global ocean change scenarios: strong sensitivity to ocean warming but little effect of ocean acidification Published 9 February 2024 Science Leave a Comment Tags: biological response, …

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• Published on February 7, 2024 - 13:35 GMT

  Ocean acidification and its consequences

  Ocean acidification is being brought on by the atmosphere’s increasing carbon dioxide content. That is a process that poses a major threat to marine life and the entire oceanic ecosystem. Beyond that, it poses a significant danger to the health of our …

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• Published on February 7, 2024 - 13:35 GMT

  Career opportunity: Supervisory Physical Scientist, Ocean Acidification Program (OAP), NOAA, USA

  Note: Open to the public Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties As a Supervisory Physical Scientist, you will perform the following duties: Directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …

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• Published on February 7, 2024 - 13:35 GMT

  Short-term variation in pH in seawaters around coastal areas of Japan: characteristics and forcings

  Short-term variation in pH in seawaters around coastal areas of Japan: characteristics and forcings Published 7 February 2024 Science Leave a Comment Tags: chemistry, field, North Pacific The pH of coastal seawater varies based on several local forcings, …

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• Published on February 7, 2024 - 13:35 GMT

  Quantifying the combined impacts of anthropogenic CO2 emissions and watershed alteration on estuary acidification at biologically-...

  Quantifying the combined impacts of anthropogenic CO2 emissions and watershed alteration on estuary acidification at biologically-relevant time scales: a case study from Tillamook Bay, OR, USA Published 7 February 2024 Science Leave a Comment Tags: …

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• Published on February 6, 2024 - 23:45 GMT

  Reviews and syntheses: The clam before the storm – a meta-analysis showing the effect of combined climate change stressors on ...

  Reviews and syntheses: The clam before the storm – a meta-analysis showing the effect of combined climate change stressors on bivalves Published 6 February 2024 Science Leave a Comment Tags: biological response, growth, mollusks, morphology, multiple …

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• Published on February 6, 2024 - 23:45 GMT

  A high-resolution synthesis dataset for multistressor analyses along the U.S. West Coast (update)

  Global trends of ocean warming, deoxygenation, and acidification are not easily extrapolated to coastal environments. Local factors, including intricate hydrodynamics, high primary productivity, freshwater inputs, and pollution, can exacerbate or attenuate …

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• Published on February 6, 2024 - 23:45 GMT

  The deep-sea ecosystem engineer Geodia barretti (Porifera, Demospongiae) maintains basic physiological functions under simulated ...

  The deep-sea ecosystem engineer Geodia barretti (Porifera, Demospongiae) maintains basic physiological functions under simulated future ocean pH and temperature conditions Published 6 February 2024 Science Leave a Comment Tags: abundance, biological …

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• Published on February 5, 2024 - 17:33 GMT

  Changes in global DMS production driven by increased CO2 levels and its impact on radiative forcing

  Changes in global DMS production driven by increased CO2 levels and its impact on radiative forcing Published 5 February 2024 Science Leave a Comment Tags: chemistry, globalmodeling, modeling Our study highlights the importance of understanding the future …

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• Published on February 5, 2024 - 17:33 GMT

  Modeled foraminiferal calcification and strontium partitioning in benthic foraminifera helps reconstruct calcifying fluid ...

  Modeled foraminiferal calcification and strontium partitioning in benthic foraminifera helps reconstruct calcifying fluid composition Published 5 February 2024 Science Leave a Comment Tags: biological response, calcification, individualmodeling, modeling, …

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• Published on February 1, 2024 - 12:59 GMT

  

  Explainer: what is blue carbon?

  Did you know that our oceans play a vital role in the fight against climate change? As carbon storage takes an increasingly important role in climate change mitigation, the term blue carbon has been gaining prominence. But what exactly is it and what role …

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• Published on February 1, 2024 - 12:59 GMT

  

  Answer to high ocean acidity may lie in carbon transfer from wetlands

  The rise in carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere is also helping to acidify our oceans even further, resulting in more dire consequences for aquatic ecosystems and the planet. But, our wetlands may have the solution … Scientists are looking for …

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• Published on February 1, 2024 - 12:59 GMT

  Habitat sensitivity in the West African coastal area: inferences and implications for regional adaptations to climate change and ...

  Habitat sensitivity in the West African coastal area: inferences and implications for regional adaptations to climate change and ocean acidification Published 1 February 2024 Science Leave a Comment Tags: chemistry, field, North Atlantic, South Atlantic …

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• Published on February 1, 2024 - 12:59 GMT

  Physiological responses of Caulerpa spp. (with different dissolved inorganic carbon physiologies) to ocean acidification

  Physiological responses of Caulerpa spp. (with different dissolved inorganic carbon physiologies) to ocean acidification Published 1 February 2024 Science Leave a Comment Tags: algae, biological response, growth, laboratory, photosynthesis, physiology, …

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• Published on January 31, 2024 - 17:19 GMT

  Atmospheric CO2 estimates for the Late Oligocene and Early Miocene using multi-species cross-calibrations of boron isotopes

  Atmospheric CO2 estimates for the Late Oligocene and Early Miocene using multi-species cross-calibrations of boron isotopes Published 31 January 2024 Science Leave a Comment Tags: biological response, BRcommunity, chemistry, methods, paleo, protists, …

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• Published on January 31, 2024 - 17:19 GMT

  Study of the combined effect of microplastics and global warming factors on marine zooplankton

  Study of the combined effect of microplastics and global warming factors on marine zooplankton Published 31 January 2024 Science Leave a Comment Tags: biological response, echinoderms, laboratory, morphology, multiple factors, North Atlantic, physiology, …

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• Published on January 31, 2024 - 17:19 GMT

  A synthesis of ocean total alkalinity and dissolved inorganic carbon measurements from 1993 to 2022: the SNAPO-CO2-v1 dataset (...

  Total alkalinity (AT) and dissolved inorganic carbon (CT) in the oceans are important properties with respect to understanding the ocean carbon cycle and its link to global change (ocean carbon sinks and sources, ocean acidification) and ultimately finding …

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