Project information
Project aim
The overall objective is to characterise the response of Southern Ocean calcareous zooplankton to ocean acidification resulting from anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Simulated increases in anthropogenic CO2 suggest a reduction in the calcification rates of calcareous organisms. A change in the calcification in the Southern Ocean may cause marine ecosystem shifts and in turn alter the capacity for the ocean to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere. We plan to take advantage of naturally-occurring, persistent, zonal variations in Southern Ocean primary production and biomass to investigate the effects of CO2 addition from anthropogenic sources on Southern Ocean calcareous zooplankton communities.
Related publications
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Marine Climate Change in Australia: Impacts & Adaptation Responses. 2012 Report Card, 2012
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Authors:Category 6: Report
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Ocean Acidification: The knowledge base 2012. Updating what we know about ocean acidification and key global challenges. European Project on Ocean Acidification (EPOCA), UK Ocean Acidification Research Programme, (UKOA), Biological Impacts of Ocean Acidification (BIOACID) and Mediterranean Sea Acidification in a Changing Climate (MedSeA), 2012
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Category 6: Report
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Ocean Acidification: Acting on Evidence. Messages for Rio+20. European Project on Ocean Acidification (EPOCA), UK Ocean Acidification Research Programme, (UKOA), Biological Impacts of Ocean Acidification (BIOACID) and Mediterranean Sea Acidification in a Changing Climate (MedSeA), 2011
(Ref: 14900)
Category 6: Report
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Structural properties of Southern Ocean pteropods using scanning electron microscopy. Conference Proceedings - joint 10th Asia-Pacific Microscopy Conference (APMC 10), 2012 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN 2012) and 22nd Australian Conference on Microscopy and Microanalysis (ACMM 22), Perth, Western Australia, 5-9 Feb 2012, 2012
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Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
This study aims to determine the impact of ocean acidification on Southern Ocean pteropods via a detailed understanding of the structural properties of their shells. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)…
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Distribution, abundance and seasonal flux of pteropods in the Sub-Antarctic Zone. Deep-Sea Research II, 2011
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Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature