ocean acidification

In yellow-green and purple versions of the reef-building Acropora tenuis, the genes that code for particular fluorescent and other colorful proteins become more active in the summer, protecting symbiotic algae from thermal stress and resisting bleaching.

The new experiments use standardized methods and video recordings, but some researchers stand by earlier evidence that ocean pH influences coral reef fish’s response to predator cues.

Kelp in warm, acidified waters develop blistered fronds—and the composition of microbial communities could help explain why, a study suggests.

Researchers devise more-realistic means of forecasting the effects of climate change on complex marine ecosystems.

How one research team studies the effects of ocean conditions on marine life

Ocean acidification can alter coral reef communities by decreasing calcification, encouraging the growth of green algae, and increasing metabolic rates. 

Researchers exposed a coral reef to carbonated water to study the effects of ocean acidification.

Scientists examine the effect of ocean acidification on mussel larvae.

Soluble adenylyl cyclase measures and responds to pH changes in coral cells, but whether it can help the animals withstand ocean acidification is not yet known.

Jane Lubchenco has embraced many roles: marine ecologist, science communicator, federal agency administrator, and sustainable fishing advocate.

Researchers report the first evidence that acidified waters alter the ocellated wrasse’s reproductive behavior in the wild.

The UC Davis oceanographer reconstructs ancient climate and studies the present impacts of global warming in an attempt to stave off environmental damage.

Marine pathogens flourish in oceans that are warmer and more acidic.

In the planet’s warming and acidifying oceans, species from corals to lobsters and fish are succumbing to pathogenic infection.

Climate change is causing ocean acidification, and shellfish, such as oysters, are bearing the brunt of the shift.

High carbon dioxide levels can irreversibly rev up a cyanobacterium’s ability to fix nitrogen over the long term, a study finds.

Massive die-offs of just about every marine species millions of years ago are thought to have resulted from a surge of carbon dioxide.

Researchers determine why larval oysters and mussels are sensitive to reduced pH.

The speed of water flowing around coralline algae, a critical member of coral reef and coastal seaweed communities, affects their response to ocean acidification.