Encouraging research priorities to incorporate ocean
acidification into conservation planning and management — Managers have an important role to play in encouraging research that has direct conservation application by partnering with research institutions or supporting such partnerships.
Not exact matches
Once the fish had reached the age at which they would normally swim to the open ocean, the researchers transferred the fish
into saltwater tanks that had either the same or increased levels of CO2 - induced
acidification.
Limestone scrubbers deployed at natural gas power plants could help reduce carbon emissions as well as lower ocean
acidification by pumping a byproduct of the scrubbing process back
into the water, according to an experiment conducted by the Energy Department's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
In Antarctica some marine ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to the ocean
acidification due to an excess of CO2 released
into the atmosphere.
The researchers also looked at whether
acidification altered the «boldness» of the crabs, or how long it took them to withdraw
into their shells when attacked by a toy octopus held by a scientist.
The scientists hope to gain more insight
into this by exploring how past changes in seawater pH have impacted these organisms, but also through further field and laboratory studies testing the effect of ocean
acidification on these calcifiers.
(Ocean
acidification, another outcome of climate change, is also expected to affect coral growth, but Bozec and Mumby haven't yet factored this
into their simulations.)
Such erosion could dump carbon molecules
into the water that increase ocean
acidification and affect sea life.
The impacts of ocean
acidification, which is caused when carbon dioxide dissolves
into seas and reacts with water, is a topic that scientists and governments are only just starting to grasp in meaningful ways.
Our emissions have to go somewhere - half goes
into the atmosphere, while the other half is absorbed by the oceans (which is causing another major problem - ocean
acidification).
Regularly review coral reef management plans to incorporate the latest research and scientific findings
into a proactive and adaptive approach to address ocean
acidification impacts.
Michigan State students note how Willie Soon now refutes research indicating adverse impacts from ocean
acidification, a global crisis that is married to climate change (both problems stem from humans burning fossil fuels and releasing carbon dioxide
into the atmosphere).
Ocean
acidification is mainly caused by carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere dissolving
into the ocean.
Incorporate
into MPA management plans specific adaptation strategies and actions to address climate - change threats (ocean
acidification and warming and sea - level rise), including monitoring of their effectiveness.
The Kiel study is the first one to give insight
into the effects of ocean
acidification and rising temperatures on the composition of fatty acids in a natural community of copepods.
And while most of the disasters foreseen in the book have not occurred, environmental problems overlooked at the time have become more threatening, such as the
acidification of the oceans and the release of hormone - mimicking chemicals
into the environment.
Develop a framework for integrating ocean
acidification sensitivities at the organism level
into ecosystem models.
Another novelty of the experiment: fishery biologists added herring eggs
into the mesocosms to test the effects of
acidification on hatching success and larval development.
Reports of damaging ocean
acidification, accelerating sea - level rise or unprecedented decreases of polar and glacial ice are also mostly myths designed to terrify people
into accepting harmful policies that allegedly «save the planet.»
That's the conclusion of a new study that used measurements of an array of human pressures on the ocean — from
acidification to overfishing — to make a map of where those factors combined
into stressed - out hotspots, as well as how the combinations of stressors had changed over time.
identify where the impacts of
acidification on Mediterranean waters will be more significant, taking
into account the sequence of causes and effects, from ocean chemistry through marine biology to socio - economic costs.
For example, Theme 3 exploits information from Theme 2 to help predict future changes in ocean biogeochemistry and ecosystems, but results from Theme 3 also feed back
into Theme 2 by providing critical information on the expected temporal and spatial changes of ocean
acidification and thus enable meaningful experimental designs.
In addition to rising water temperatures and ocean
acidification, other stressors can come
into play.
However, this prognosis does not take
into account the additional risks posed by ocean
acidification.
Their preliminary results suggest important insights
into the impacts of ocean
acidification on marine life and their consequences both for society and economy.
The investigations
into the Atlantic and Polar cod are part of BIOACID, the national research project on ocean
acidification.
Evolutionary adaptation to ocean
acidification has to be taken
into account when projecting the future of marine ecosystems, says a team of scientists from Canada, Australia, the United States, Great Britain, Sweden and Germany in a review published this week in the international journal «Trends in Ecology and Evolution» (TREE).
Rapid advances since then could help scientists peer more deeply
into the atomic structure of the water as policymakers search for local and global solutions to the overwhelming problems caused by
acidification.
Increases in freshwater flow
into the ocean affect ocean circulation, ocean
acidification (see AMAP's 2013 report on Arctic Ocean
acidification), and biological productivity, and affect weather patterns far to the south.
Hundreds of millions of cars around the planet are releasing vast amounts of carbon dioxide
into the atmosphere every day, causing ocean
acidification and global warming.
# 1 — wheelsoc — one thing to bear in mind about the possible benefits of CO2 fertilisation is that the effects are not easily averaged, particularly if you take
into account ocean
acidification.
Several entries speak of alarmist language (
acidification, acid ocean), but no matter what the language people on the whole don't seem very alarmed
into taking even sensible, cost - effective actions to address GW & CO2 emissions.
If this fossil fuel were to be consumed, the enormous amount of carbon dioxide released
into the environment would cause a catatrophic rise in ocean
acidification.
The fine balance of chemicals in our air and seas has been disrupted with dangerous consequences — our carbon emissions are driving global warming and ocean
acidification, while excesses of nitrogen and phospohorous from industry and agriculture are turning parts of the sea
into dead zones.
When hearing about
acidification, chefs around the world are envisioning oceans turning
into salad dressing.
Clearly what we need is an impact diagram to put all this «
acidification» malarky
into perspective about what will happen, when it will happen and what is the atmospheric proportion of CO2 when it happens.
Regarding CO2 and half anthr emission being in the atmosphere, please usderstand that all of it goes
into the atmosphere but only half of it stays, the rest goes mostly
into the oceans lowering its pH levels in a phenomenon known as ocean
acidification.
Local researchers and fishermen have also been raising the alarm about ocean
acidification, which is when carbon dioxide goes
into the ocean and creates corrosive carbonic acid, reducing the pH and the carbonate ion concentration in the sea water.
Fifth, warming of the oceans may have serious impacts on fisheries productivity, and ocean
acidification from the carbon dioxide humanity is pouring
into the atmosphere may have even more serious consequences for the harvest from the sea.
Beyond all this alarmism about global warming or ocean
acidification, we need to see that on a deeper level it is a debate about carbon, and when we dig
into that level of the debate we will finally see that behind the demonization of carbon and C02, it is all about an attack on humanity itself.
Our results provide the first in situ insights
into how shallow water marine communities might change when susceptible organisms are removed owing to ocean
acidification.
From the National Science Foundation, another bit of Speculative Science ™ note the caveat in bold, which is all they need for a headline that screams certainty: This sudden release of gases
into the atmosphere may have created intense global warming, and
acidification of the oceans, which ultimately killed off thousands of plant and animal species.
Further, since all these molluscs are seemingly making shells with no noticeable change in weight, it calls
into question alarmist fears over ocean
acidification meaning the end of shell fish in the oceans.
Requires agencies with representation on the Panel to consider the impacts of climate change and ocean
acidification and integrate the elements of the Strategy
into agency plans, environmental reviews, programs, and activities related to the conservation, restoration, and management of natural resources.
Oh, and for the record, I don't just look at this example, I do read many other studies
into ocean
acidification.
(4) specific protocols for integrating climate change and ocean
acidification adaptation strategies and activities
into the conservation and management of natural resources by Federal departments and agencies to ensure consistency across agency jurisdictions and resources;
-- Consistent with its authorities under other laws and with Federal trust responsibilities with respect to Indian lands, each Federal department or agency with representation on the National Resources Climate Change Adaptation Panel shall consider the impacts of climate change and ocean
acidification and integrate the elements of the strategy
into agency plans, environmental reviews, programs, and activities related to the conservation, restoration, and management of natural resources.
The oceans are net carbon sinks at present, not sources; part of the gigantic amounts of carbon dioxide injected in the atmoshere go
into solution in the oceans, and lead to
acidification.
You don't need to go
into the details about carbon emissions or chemical processes or quantities of global ice loss or sea level elevations or ocean
acidification or the potential feedback loop of tundra methane releases, although there is plenty of available information on all of them.
Ocean
acidification occurs when carbon dioxide dissolves out of the atmosphere and
into the ocean, where it chemically reacts and lowers the water's pH. The process is sometimes dubbed the «evil twin» of climate change because of the harmful effects it may have on marine ecosystems.