Effects of Ocean Acidification on Limpet Shell Strength

Calcium carbonate shells undergo dissolution in acidified conditions. As carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, the ocean's pH is lowered. The limpet Lottia scutum is used in this experiment to demonstrate the affect of ocean acidification on calcium carbonate material, which many marine o...

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Main Author: Navratil, Bailey
Language:English
Published: Friday Harbor Labs 2011
Subjects:
Limpet
Lottia scutum
Ocean acidification
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1773/26607
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spelling ftunivwashington:oai:digital.lib.washington.edu:1773/26607 2023-05-15T17:49:07+02:00 Effects of Ocean Acidification on Limpet Shell Strength Navratil, Bailey 2011-05 http://hdl.handle.net/1773/26607 en_US eng Friday Harbor Labs ZooBot Research Apprenticeship BIOL 479;Spring, 2011 http://hdl.handle.net/1773/26607 Limpet Lottia scutum Ocean acidification 2011 ftunivwashington 2023-03-12T18:51:45Z Calcium carbonate shells undergo dissolution in acidified conditions. As carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, the ocean's pH is lowered. The limpet Lottia scutum is used in this experiment to demonstrate the affect of ocean acidification on calcium carbonate material, which many marine organisms possess. As a limpet's shell becomes brittle its life expectancy may become threatened by environmental conditions such as desiccation, sun and temperature exposure, as well as predation. Peak force from crushing limpet shells is used in this experiment to measure shell strength and show how strength is diminished in acidified water over time. Other/Unknown Material Ocean acidification University of Washington, Seattle: ResearchWorks
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topic Limpet
Lottia scutum
Ocean acidification
spellingShingle Limpet
Lottia scutum
Ocean acidification
Navratil, Bailey
Effects of Ocean Acidification on Limpet Shell Strength
topic_facet Limpet
Lottia scutum
Ocean acidification
description Calcium carbonate shells undergo dissolution in acidified conditions. As carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, the ocean's pH is lowered. The limpet Lottia scutum is used in this experiment to demonstrate the affect of ocean acidification on calcium carbonate material, which many marine organisms possess. As a limpet's shell becomes brittle its life expectancy may become threatened by environmental conditions such as desiccation, sun and temperature exposure, as well as predation. Peak force from crushing limpet shells is used in this experiment to measure shell strength and show how strength is diminished in acidified water over time.
author Navratil, Bailey
author_facet Navratil, Bailey
author_sort Navratil, Bailey
title Effects of Ocean Acidification on Limpet Shell Strength
title_short Effects of Ocean Acidification on Limpet Shell Strength
title_full Effects of Ocean Acidification on Limpet Shell Strength
title_fullStr Effects of Ocean Acidification on Limpet Shell Strength
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Ocean Acidification on Limpet Shell Strength
title_sort effects of ocean acidification on limpet shell strength
publisher Friday Harbor Labs
publishDate 2011
url http://hdl.handle.net/1773/26607
genre Ocean acidification
genre_facet Ocean acidification
op_relation ZooBot Research Apprenticeship BIOL 479;Spring, 2011
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