I had always heard about this but never read anything about it, so thanks for calling my attention to it. I've spent 7m on this, so I need to understand it better. But from what I understand the acidification might have some local effects, but probably no massive effects? For most of the Earth's history CO2 in the air was higher but ther…
I had always heard about this but never read anything about it, so thanks for calling my attention to it. I've spent 7m on this, so I need to understand it better. But from what I understand the acidification might have some local effects, but probably no massive effects? For most of the Earth's history CO2 in the air was higher but there were plenty of shells in the ocean. All our limestone is basically layers of ancient ocean shells compressed into stone. So based on this very very light assessment, it seems like something to keep an eye on but that isn't about to kill us all any more than the CO2 in the atmosphere?
Most shellfish live where in the Ocean? On the ocean floor in the north, and along the coasts. ALL algae and phytoplankton live only in the surface layers of the ocean. These are very simple organisms and being simple may not be as reslient to changing temperatures and suble pH fluctuations as higher order organisms.
You touched on the thermocline and its effects. Temperature has an effect of keeping things separated, even pH. I encourage you to learn more about this and how it could integrate into your posts to maximize the understanding for so many. We all appricate your work and writing. All life comes from and is dependent on the ocean. We don't think about it, maybe because we humans have only lived on the land. Read about any coastal fishing culture and speak to fishermen and marine biologists. Your curiosity will be rewarded.
CO2 and Carbonic Acid concentrations in the surface water are critical to understanding the ocean's food chain, as well as O2 production for all life on earth. Both will have an effect on all life large and small, known and more unknown. Think of both natural fisheries and the air we and all life breathe. CO2 is not just a climate issue. Like a lot of misinterpretations of any science, the issue of "isn't about to kill us anytime soon" is not the point. It is a component of change and like any change, can present new challenges. "And when things get hard, we need to change''-Blind Melon
In the case of ocean temps and chemistry, these changes are first be observed by the fisherman. A current example: This was the first year in history that Alaska Fish and Game suspended the Snow Crab season entirely because marine biologists couldn't find any of the billion plus snow crabs in that immense fishery off Alaska. Where did they go? And why? Did they all die or migrate to colder waters? Is there absence due to temperatures or the surface pH? Snow Crabs live at the bottom of the ocean but they rely on a food chain that begins at the surface and ends at the bottom. The basis of biology is that we are connected in very simple and extremely complex ways.
I had always heard about this but never read anything about it, so thanks for calling my attention to it. I've spent 7m on this, so I need to understand it better. But from what I understand the acidification might have some local effects, but probably no massive effects? For most of the Earth's history CO2 in the air was higher but there were plenty of shells in the ocean. All our limestone is basically layers of ancient ocean shells compressed into stone. So based on this very very light assessment, it seems like something to keep an eye on but that isn't about to kill us all any more than the CO2 in the atmosphere?
Most shellfish live where in the Ocean? On the ocean floor in the north, and along the coasts. ALL algae and phytoplankton live only in the surface layers of the ocean. These are very simple organisms and being simple may not be as reslient to changing temperatures and suble pH fluctuations as higher order organisms.
You touched on the thermocline and its effects. Temperature has an effect of keeping things separated, even pH. I encourage you to learn more about this and how it could integrate into your posts to maximize the understanding for so many. We all appricate your work and writing. All life comes from and is dependent on the ocean. We don't think about it, maybe because we humans have only lived on the land. Read about any coastal fishing culture and speak to fishermen and marine biologists. Your curiosity will be rewarded.
CO2 and Carbonic Acid concentrations in the surface water are critical to understanding the ocean's food chain, as well as O2 production for all life on earth. Both will have an effect on all life large and small, known and more unknown. Think of both natural fisheries and the air we and all life breathe. CO2 is not just a climate issue. Like a lot of misinterpretations of any science, the issue of "isn't about to kill us anytime soon" is not the point. It is a component of change and like any change, can present new challenges. "And when things get hard, we need to change''-Blind Melon
In the case of ocean temps and chemistry, these changes are first be observed by the fisherman. A current example: This was the first year in history that Alaska Fish and Game suspended the Snow Crab season entirely because marine biologists couldn't find any of the billion plus snow crabs in that immense fishery off Alaska. Where did they go? And why? Did they all die or migrate to colder waters? Is there absence due to temperatures or the surface pH? Snow Crabs live at the bottom of the ocean but they rely on a food chain that begins at the surface and ends at the bottom. The basis of biology is that we are connected in very simple and extremely complex ways.