Project information
Project aim
Ocean acidification and warming are global phenomena that will impact marine biota through the 21st century. This project will provide urgently needed predictive information on the likely survivorship of benthic invertebrates in near shore Antarctic environments that is crucial for risk assessment of potential future changes to oceans. As oceans acidify carbonate saturation decreases, reducing the material required to produce marine skeletons. By examining the effects of increased ocean temperature and acidification on planktonic and benthic life stages of both calcifying and non-calcifying ecologically important organisms, predictions can be made on the potential vulnerability of marine biota to climatic change.
Related publications
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Combined effects of two ocean change stressors, warming and acidification, on fertilization and early development of the Antarctic echinoid Sterechinus neumayeri. Polar Biology, 2011
(Ref: 14727)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
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Climate change and polar marine invertebrates: life-history responses in a warmer, high CO2 world. Journal of Experimental Biology, 2024
(Ref: 17207)
Authors:Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
Polar marine invertebrates serve as bellwethers for species vulnerabilities in the face of changing climate at high latitudes of the Earth. Ocean acidification, warming/heatwaves, freshening, sea ice … retreat and productivity change are challenges for polar species.
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The effects of ocean warming and acidification on lipid utilisation in the Antarctic sea urchin (Sterechinus neumayeri) Masters of Antarctic Science Thesis, University of Tasmania, Australia, 2013
(Ref: 15669)
Authors:Category 3: Thesis, higher degree
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Effects of ocean warming and acidification on fertilization in the Antarctic echinoid Sterechinus neumayeri across a range of sperm concentrations Marine Environmental Research, 2013
(Ref: 15570)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
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Interactive effects of temperature increase and ocean acidification on Antarctic Sea Urchin larvae, Sterechinus neumayeri Australian Marine Sciences Association and New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Joint Conference (AMSA-NZMSS), Hobart, Tasmania, 1-5 July 2012, 2012
(Ref: 15376)
Category 3: Verbal presentation
Ocean acidification has been identified as a significant feature of climate change influencing the world’s marine biota. As … ocean pH decreases, an increase in temperature is also expected.