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Effects of ocean acidification on growth rate, calcified tissue, and behavior of the juvenile ochre sea star, Pisaster ochraceus

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Britsch, Melissa L.

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Anthropogenically-induced increases in the acidity of the ocean have the potential to seriously harm marine calcifying organisms by decreasing the availability of carbonate (CO32−) used to make shells. I tested the effects of lowered pH on juvenile Pisaster ochraceus, an intertidal sea star and keystone predator in the eastern Pacific...

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Honors College Thesis

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. Gruber, R. M. Key, K. Lee, J. L. Bullister, R. Wanninkhof, C.S. Wong, D. W. R. Wallace, B. Tilbrook, F
Ocean Acidification Carryover Effects from Oyster Broodstock to Larvae

Creator:

Klein, Victoria G.

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Atmospheric carbon dioxide has increased by approximately 40% since preindustrial times from 280 ppm (parts per million) to 400 ppm. The rise in Pco₂ is causing the ocean to become more acidic due to the uptake of carbon dioxide by the water, termed “ocean acidification”. As the Pco₂ in the...

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Honors College Thesis

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