  
*photo credits below
* Be sure to look at the "Side Meetings" page for other events taking place in Monterey in conjunction with the Symposium
Welcome to the Web site for the Third International Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World.
The symposium will offer the worldwide community of scientists working
to understand ocean acidification opportunities to share their research
results and develop new research collaborations. Links
to the left provide additional information about the symposium,
significant dates, and a link to the system for reglsitration and
submission of abstracts.
Plenary speakers will introduce 10 topics relevant to symposium discussions:
· Changes in ocean carbonate chemistry since the Industrial Revolution: Richard Zeebe
· Rates of change of ocean acidification: Insights from the paleorecord: Daniela Schmidt
· Interactions of ocean acidification with physical climate change: Laurent Bopp
· Responses of marine organisms and ecosystems to multiple environmental stressors: Hans-Otto Poertner
· Acclimation and adaption to ocean acidification: Genomics, physiology, and behavior: Gretchen Hofmann
· Ecosystem change and resilience in response to ocean acidification: Steve Widdicombe
· Biogeochemical consequences of ocean acidification and feedbacks to the Earth system: Richard Matear
· Understanding the economics of ocean acidification: Luke Brander
· Policy and governance in the context of ocean acidification: Implications, solutions, and barriers: Beatrice Crona
· Impacts of ocean acidification on food webs and fisheries: Beth Fulton
Photo credits, left to right:
Ulf Riebesell. Lophelia pertusa,
a cold-water coral building extensive reefs in the deep ocean, will be
one of the first habitat-builders exposed to waters turning corrosive
due to ocean acidfication.
Ulf Riebesell. Mesocosms are an important tool in ocean acidification
research. They provide a finite, controlled environment in which the
responses of marine communities to elevated CO2 levels can be studied
under close to natural conditions.
www.noaa.gov.
Larvaceans are poorly-understood organisms with large gelatinous nets
that are thought to play an important role in the flux of carbon to the
deep sea. Little is yet known about the impact of ocean acidification on
this group.
For information on the previous two symposia (2004 and 2008), and their accomplishments, please go to the Web site of the Ocean Acidification Network.
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