Polar waters: the challenges of accelerated acidification
Dr Donna Roberts, an Australian scientist from the University of Tasmania, is head of the FOCEAntarctic project. In partnership with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) inCalifornia, she wants to evaluate the effects of the acidification of polar waters on marine organisms.A real ch...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:89611 2023-05-15T13:37:23+02:00 Polar waters: the challenges of accelerated acidification Roberts, D 2013 application/pdf http://ecite.utas.edu.au/89611 en eng BNP Paribas Foundation http://ecite.utas.edu.au/89611/1/BNP Paribas Polar Water Challenges 17MAY2013.pdf http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE130100220 Roberts, D, Polar waters: the challenges of accelerated acidification, Climate Initiative - Catherine Brun, BNP Paribas Foundation, France, 17 May 2013, 1, Online (2013) [Media Interview] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/89611 Environmental Sciences Ecological Applications Ecological Impacts of Climate Change Media Interview NonPeerReviewed 2013 ftunivtasecite 2019-12-13T21:53:10Z Dr Donna Roberts, an Australian scientist from the University of Tasmania, is head of the FOCEAntarctic project. In partnership with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) inCalifornia, she wants to evaluate the effects of the acidification of polar waters on marine organisms.A real challenge since the drop in pH, which is twice as rapid as elsewhere, could prefigure the futureof the other oceans. She talks about her procedure.Why measure the effects of ocean acidification in Antarctica?Temperature is an important parameter in the oceans chemistry. CO2 is more soluble in cold waters.Exactly like champagne, which keeps its bubbles better in the refrigerator! Cold polar waters thus absorb thelargest quantity of CO2 emitted by human activities. This means that the process of acidification of themarine environment is more significant at the poles: the pH changes twice as quickly here as in tropical andtemperate waters. It is therefore crucial to evaluate the impact of this accelerated acidification on polarecosystems. That is what we plan to do in Antarctica. Our observations will also enable us to predict whatcould happen in the rest of the worlds oceans if CO2 emissions continue to rise. Text Antarc* Antarctica Ocean acidification eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Champagne ENVELOPE(-136.483,-136.483,60.788,60.788) |
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Dr Donna Roberts, an Australian scientist from the University of Tasmania, is head of the FOCEAntarctic project. In partnership with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) inCalifornia, she wants to evaluate the effects of the acidification of polar waters on marine organisms.A real challenge since the drop in pH, which is twice as rapid as elsewhere, could prefigure the futureof the other oceans. She talks about her procedure.Why measure the effects of ocean acidification in Antarctica?Temperature is an important parameter in the oceans chemistry. CO2 is more soluble in cold waters.Exactly like champagne, which keeps its bubbles better in the refrigerator! Cold polar waters thus absorb thelargest quantity of CO2 emitted by human activities. This means that the process of acidification of themarine environment is more significant at the poles: the pH changes twice as quickly here as in tropical andtemperate waters. It is therefore crucial to evaluate the impact of this accelerated acidification on polarecosystems. That is what we plan to do in Antarctica. Our observations will also enable us to predict whatcould happen in the rest of the worlds oceans if CO2 emissions continue to rise. |
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http://ecite.utas.edu.au/89611/1/BNP Paribas Polar Water Challenges 17MAY2013.pdf http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE130100220 Roberts, D, Polar waters: the challenges of accelerated acidification, Climate Initiative - Catherine Brun, BNP Paribas Foundation, France, 17 May 2013, 1, Online (2013) [Media Interview] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/89611 |
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