A Secret Threat: Climate Change Arrives on the Maine Coast.

Ocean acidification is having a deleterious effect on the shellfish that live in Maine's coastal waters. Oyster grower Bill Mook has observed first-hand the changes in his oysters' behavior when their water gets too acidic. Mark Green, a professor of marine science at St. Joseph's Col...

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Main Author: Mann, Jason
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Published: Portland Public Library Digital Commons 2013
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Ocean acidification
Marine life
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spelling ftportllibrary:oai:digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com:news_island-2651 2024-09-15T18:27:40+00:00 A Secret Threat: Climate Change Arrives on the Maine Coast. Mann, Jason 2013-01-01T08:00:00Z https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_island/477 unknown Portland Public Library Digital Commons https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_island/477 Maine News Index - Island Journal Ocean acidification Marine life text 2013 ftportllibrary 2024-08-21T04:51:41Z Ocean acidification is having a deleterious effect on the shellfish that live in Maine's coastal waters. Oyster grower Bill Mook has observed first-hand the changes in his oysters' behavior when their water gets too acidic. Mark Green, a professor of marine science at St. Joseph's College and an oyster grower himself, points out that the change in ocean acidity is happening at an alarmingly fast rate. Scientists and fishermen worry about how marine ecosystems will be able to respond to this stress. They worry, too, about the general public's relative ignorance of the imminent threat. Text Ocean acidification Portland Public Library: Digital Commons
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A Secret Threat: Climate Change Arrives on the Maine Coast.
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description Ocean acidification is having a deleterious effect on the shellfish that live in Maine's coastal waters. Oyster grower Bill Mook has observed first-hand the changes in his oysters' behavior when their water gets too acidic. Mark Green, a professor of marine science at St. Joseph's College and an oyster grower himself, points out that the change in ocean acidity is happening at an alarmingly fast rate. Scientists and fishermen worry about how marine ecosystems will be able to respond to this stress. They worry, too, about the general public's relative ignorance of the imminent threat.
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