Reports and Newsletters
Non-peer reviewed reports on ocean acidification, newsletters from ocean acidification focused organizations, and related announcements
Differential impacts of ocean acidification amongst genotypes of key microalgae
Biogeochemical cycling of nutrients (including carbon) by phytoplankton is inherently tied to the pH of the ocean: availability of inorganic carbon for calcification and photosynthesis...
Factors that may (or may not) affect calcification in foraminifera
Dissolved magnesium (Mg2+) levels in seawater have varied in the geological past mainly due to tectonic processes. Today the Mg2+ concentration is ca. 50 mM...
SOLAS IMBER joint working groups on ocean carbon: Tackling the marine carbon cycle challenges
The SOLAS-IMBER working groups on ocean carbon were established in October 2005 with the task to implement the joint SOLAS IMBER Ocean Carbon research plan....
Climate change and ocean acidification: synergies and opportunities within the UNFCCC, discussion paper
Ocean acidification is arguably one of the most serious threats facing the oceans and humans this century. Ocean acidification is not a symptom of climate...
New educational PDF – “Kongsfjord 2010: Exploring the future of the Arctic ocean”
Philippe Saugier has produced a new educational PDF, this time based on the experiments in Svalbard in the summer of 2010. You may find the...
Conditioning reefs for the future
In a world first, a new ‘state of the art' climate change experimental facility has been completed at the University of Queensland's (UQ) Heron Island...
Acidification may push already over-stressed oceans into the red
Rising C02 Concentrations Could Have Increasing Impacts on Key Fisheries and the Billions Depending Upon Them The future impact of rising emissions on the health...
PML team at climate change talks
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), with support from the UK Ocean Acidification Research Programme (UKOARP) and the European Project on ocean acidification ( EPOCA) is sending...
MCCIP ARC Science Review 2010-11 – Intertidal Habitats and Ecology
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Multiple climate-related drivers including temperature, sea-level rise, storminess and wave height are being documented to cause alterations in regional biodiversity, with increases in...
Special Issue – Seawater Acidification – will be published in Water
The following Special Issue will be published in Water (http://www.mdpi.com/journal/water/, ISSN 2073-4441), and is now open to receive submissions of full research papers and comprehensive...
EPOCA, BIOACID and UKOARP 2010 annual meeting 2010
Largest Ocean Acidification meeting to date held in Bremerhaven, Germany In September 2010, 230 scientists involved in EPOCA (European Project on Ocean Acidification), BIOACID (Biological...
OCB to host Ocean Acidification PI meeting in Spring 2011
The OCB Project Office and OCB ocean acidification subcommittee are planning an invited workshop for lead investigators of funded ocean acidification- related research projects to...
EPA issues November 15, 2010 Memorandum: Integrated reporting and listing decisions related to ocean acidification
The purpose of this Memorandum is to provide information to assist the Regions and States in preparing and reviewing Integrated Reports related to ocean acidification...
Making it clear: A fresh look at the global problem of ocean acidification for those people who want to know a little more
In this guide we do four new things. We answer some key questions many people are now asking about ocean acidification. We say how sure...
Le Musée océanographique de Monaco accueille “The 2010 Annual Ocean Acidification Reference User Group Meeting” (in French)
3 jours, 30 chercheurs pour débattre de l’acidification des océans En croissance constante, les émissions de gaz carbonique (CO2) dues aux activités humaines ont un...
NSF awards grants to study effects of ocean acidification
Projects address concern for acidifying marine ecosystems With increasing levels of carbon dioxide accumulating in the atmosphere and moving into marine systems, the world's oceans...
Monitoring and assessment of ocean acidification in the Arctic Ocean: A scoping paper
Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is absorbed at the ocean surface by reacting with seawater to form a weak, naturally occurring acid called carbonic...
Impacts of ocean acidification on marine and coastal biodiversity
Ocean acidification is a direct consequence of increased human induced carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere, and is presently progressing at a rate exceeding...
Focus on responding to climate change: ocean acidification
This focus sheet defines ocean acidification and explains the impacts it has on marine organisms, particularly those that form shells. What is ocean acidification? The...
Oceans acidify much faster than ever before in Earth’s history
Conference: More than 200 scientists from all over Europe discuss increasing ocean acidification For four days the topic of ocean acidification will be the focus...
Acidification of oceans may contribute to global declines of shellfish, study by Stony Brook scientists concludes
The acidification of the Earth's oceans due to rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) may be contributing to a global decline of clams, scallops and...
OSPAR Quality Status Report
Impacts of climate change are now becoming evident, especially in the northern Regions (I and II). While the nature and rate of these impacts are...
Update on U.S. and international ocean acidification activities
Sarah Cooley's presentation on "Update on U.S. and international ocean acidification activities " given at the OCB workshop held at Scripps in July 2010 is...
Climate scientists debunk prominent contrarian Christopher Monckton’s congressional testimony
A group of five scientists solicited responses from more than twenty world-class climate scientists to the May 6th testimony by Christopher Monckton to the House...
Media advisory: Ocean acidification findings for Puget Sound to be announced
WHAT: Learn where Puget Sound waters have particularly low pH values compared to what is normal for ocean waters and what proportion is probably the...
