Ocean Acidification
Carbon Dioxide, Shell Building, and Ocean Acidification
To build shells and skeletons, marine organisms, such as this hypothetical clam, extract calcium ions and carbonate ions from seawater, combining them into solid crystals of calcium carbonate that are laid down to make shells.
Read MoreOcean Acidification
The release of sulfur and nitrogen into the atmosphere by power plants and agricultural activities is making seawater more acidic.
Read MoreThe pH Scale
pH is a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution. The more hydrogen ions that are present,…
Read MoreCarbon Dioxide in Seawater
When carbon dioxide mixes with seawater it has the effect of reducing the availability of carbonate ions, which many marine…
Read MoreFAQs about Ocean Acidification
Introduction Ocean acidification is a new field of research in which most studies have been published in the past 10…
Read MoreTo Tag a Squid
How do you design a tag that can attach to a soft-bodied swimming animal and track its movements? Very thoughtfully.
Read MoreHow Do Corals Build Their Skeletons?
WHOI scientists discovered precisely how ocean acidification affects coral skeletons’ a factor that will help scientists predict how corals throughout the world will fare as the oceans become more acidic.
Read MoreSearching for ‘Super Reefs’
Some corals are less vulnerable to ocean acidification. Can the offspring from these more resilient corals travel to other reefs to help sustain more vulnerable coral populations there?
Read MoreOcean Acidification Projected To Weaken Coral Skeletons
quotes Weifu Guo
Scientists Pinpoint How Ocean Acidification Weakens Coral Skeletons
The rising acidity of the oceans threatens coral reefs by making it harder for corals to build their skeletons. A new study identifies the details of how ocean acidification affects coral skeletons, allowing scientists to predict more precisely where corals will be more vulnerable.
Read MoreScientists pinpoint how ocean acidification weakens coral skeletons
quotes Nathaniel Mollica, Anne Cohen
Ocean Acidification Bill Gains Traction At State House
quotes Hauke Kite-Powell
DEAD POOL Terrifying ‘Jacuzzi of Despair’ will kill anything that swims in it
quotes Scott Wankel and mentions WHOI
Ocean Acidification: More Gloom than Doom?
quotes Hannah Barkley and mentions WHOI
Oceans are getting more acidic and humans might be to blame
features Scott Doney and mentions WHOI
Correction: Coral Death story
quotes Anne Cohen and mentions WHOI
also picked up by other news outlets: ABC News, U.S. News & World Report, Miami Herald, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Garden Island
Falmouth Students Join The Discussion On Ocean Acidification
mentions Anne Cohen and WHOI
Woods Hole Research Center forum focuses on effects of ocean acidification
quotes Anne Cohen
Acidic oceans stifling coral growth: study
mentions WHOI
Climate Change Will Irreversibly Force Key Ocean Bacteria into Overdrive
A new study from University of Southern California and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) shows that changing conditions due to climate change could send Tricho into overdrive with no way to stop – reproducing faster and generating lots more nitrogen. Without the ability to slow down, however, Tricho has the potential to gobble up all its available resources, which could trigger die-offs of the microorganism and the higher organisms that depend on it.
Read MoreRichard Feely: Researching ocean acidification and prompting leaders to act
quotes Scott Doney and mentions WHOI
Another Life: Land and sea locked into a timeless exchange
mentions WHOI
Coral Crusader
Graduate student Hannah Barkley is on a mission to investigate how warming ocean temperatures, ocean acidification, and other impacts of climate change are affecting corals in an effort to find ways to preserve these vital ocean resources.
Read MoreArctic Ocean rapidly becoming more corrosive to marine species
quotes Scott Doney and mentions WHOI