The shipping sector is a significant contributor to emissions of air pollutants in marine and coastal regions. In order to achieve sustainable shipping, primarily through new regulations and techniques, greater knowledge of dispersion and deposition of air pollutants is required. Regional model calculations of the dispersion and concentration of sulfur, nitrogen, and particulate matter, as […]
Ocean acidification can reduce survival and growth of marine larvae. However, if populations have the genetic capacity to adapt and increase their tolerance to low pH levels, then such genetic changes may offset the harmful effects of ocean acidification. I used methods in quantitative genetics to measure the genetic variance and project the potential rate […]
Increased anthropogenic atmospheric CO2 concentrations have resulted in ocean warming and alterations in ocean carbonate chemistry, decreasing seawater pH (ocean acidification). The combination of ocean warming and acidification (OWA) may alter trophic interactions in marine benthic communities along the western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP). Abundant and diverse macroalgae–grazer assemblages, dominated by macroalgae (e.g. chemically defended Desmarestia […]
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (S.P.R.E.P) and The Ocean Foundation (T.O.F) have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding to commit to co-host three workshops on ocean acidification to benefit 10 Pacific Islands. The signing took place at the “Our Ocean Conference” in Malta. S.P.R.E.P and TOF have mutual interests in relation to the […]
A more acidic ocean under climate change threatens to reconfigure entire ecosystems by advantaging some fish species to the detriment of others, a new study has found. The research is one of only a few that go beyond the lab to study how species interactions are changing in nature under more extreme conditions. Researchers from […]
Things You Should Know About Ocean Acidification (2014) [27 MB]
