Ocean Acidification and Marine Life

 Ocean Acidification 

and Marine Life






Drifting into trouble? The tiny ocean creatures with a global impact

Ocean acidity data affirms predictions of changes to El Nino conditions

In Egypt's Red Sea, corals fade as oceans warm

Natural cycles in the Gulf of Alaska accentuate ocean acidification

Ocean surface climates may disappear by 2100: study

Whatever is killing coral reefs in Florida is also killing them in Belize

Complex marine forests collapsing into flat turf seascapes

Anthropogenic climate change affects marine plankton populations in the Mediterranean Sea

Plastic and chemicals toxic to plankton will accelerate ocean acidification which could devastate humanity in 25 years unless we stop the pollution

Atmospheric acidity impacts oceanic ecology

Plastic pollution problem may have more significant consequences than we think

Hydrothermal vents may add ancient carbon to ocean waters

Deforestation darkening the seas above world's second biggest reef

Warmer climate threatens the seaweed forest

Scientists discover that coral 'winners' may now be losers

Gaining a clearer understanding of ocean acidification in the Northeast

Fish adapt to ocean acidification by modifying gene expression

Satellites highlight a 30-year rise in ocean acidification

The most detailed look at kelp forests to date finds unseen parasites dominate species interactions

Reducing ocean acidification by removing carbon dioxide: Two targets for cutting-edge research

Seagrasses turn back the clock on ocean acidification

Turf wars: Ocean acidification and feedback loops lock in turf algal systems

High carbon dioxide to slow tropical fish move to cooler waters

Acidification impedes shell development of plankton off the US West Coast

Ocean acidification locks algal communities in a simplified state

Warming and acidification form dual threat to corals

Ocean acidification is transforming California mussel shells

Coasts drown as coral reefs collapse under warming and acidification

Caribbean coral reefs under siege from aggressive algae

Plastics and rising carbon dioxide levels could pose combined threat to marine environment

Ocean warming and acidification effects on calcareous phytoplankton communities
Sentinels of ocean acidification impacts survived Earth's last mass extinction
Ocean acidification risks deep-sea reef collapse
Ocean carbon uptake widely underestimated
Ocean acidification causing coral 'osteoporosis' on iconic reefs
Marine food webs under increasing stress
Biscayne Bay fish kill is a warning sign, researcher says
More carbon in the ocean can lead to smaller fish
Humans need to do better if we're to avoid ocean system collapse
Ocean acidification and human health
Rising water temperatures could endanger the mating of many fish species
Arctic Ocean acidification worse than expected
Research shows that submerged vegetation helps to offset Chesapeake Bay acidification
Team works to characterize ocean acidification throughout coastal North America
Ocean acidification prediction now possible years in advance
Dramatic decrease in cold-water plankton during industrial era
Reef sand dissolving quicker than previously thought, study warns
Rising carbon dioxide levels will change marine habitats and fish communities
Great Barrier Reef suffers mass coral bleaching event
Ocean acidification impacts oysters' memory of environmental stress
Warming, acidic oceans may nearly eliminate coral reef habitats by 2100
Warmer and acidified oceans can lead to 'hidden' changes in species behavior

Biological oceanographer breaks down the linkages between human impacts on the ocean and their effects on human systems

Tiny shells reveal waters off California are acidifying twice as fast as the global ocean
Something old, something new in the ocean's blue
Multifactor models reveal worse picture of climate change impact on marine life
Ocean acidification and hypoxia plan outlines Oregon's commitment to addressing climate impacts
New threat from ocean acidification emerges in the Southern Ocean
Acid oceans are shrinking plankton, fueling faster climate change
New study offers roadmap for detecting changes in the ocean due to climate change
Protect ocean against 'irreversible' changes: Experts call for eight urgent measures
Coral skeleton crystals record ocean acidification
Ocean acidification boosts algal growth but impairs ecological relationships
Marine life is disappearing, imperiling San Diego's future
Study finds ocean acidification threatens coral reef systems
Ocean acidification 'could have consequences for millions'
During abrupt warming, lobsters in acidic water have reduced heart function, fewer infection-fighting cells
Pole-to-pole study of ocean life identifies nearly 200,000 marine viruses
Sea creatures store carbon in the ocean – could protecting them help slow climate change?
Fearless sea urchins stripping underwater forests
Mutually-assured destruction in heated coral-algae war
Fatal horizon, driven by acidification, closes in on marine organisms in Southern Ocean
Unprecedented biological changes in the global ocean
Ocean acidification shown to have negative impact on fish skeletons
Ocean acidification harms cod larvae more than previously thought
The world's shellfish are under threat as our oceans become more acidic
Ocean acidification will increase the iodine content of edible seaweeds and their consumers
Alterations to seabed raise fears for future
Sea snail shells dissolve in increasingly acidified oceans, study shows
What fossil shellfish can tell us about our environmental future
Research shows how carbon-filled oceans affect a tiny but important organism
Scientists draw new connections between climate change and warming oceans
Florida algae crisis - Dead sea turtle count at 400 as red tide could last until 2019
Study shows ocean acidification is having major impact on marine life
Ocean acidification to hit levels not seen in 14 million years
Slimy chemical clues - Changing algae could alter ecosystems
Increases in westerly winds weaken the Southern Ocean carbon sink


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