Morgan T Meyers (1), Edward J Carpenter (1), William P Cochlan (1), Wim J Kimmerer (1) 1 Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies, Tiburon, CA, 94920, USA Background Phytoplankton are the oceans’ primary producers of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), which...
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Bénard, Robin (1)*, Levasseur, Maurice (1), Ferreyra, Gustavo (2), Mucci, Alfonso (3), Scarratt, Michael G. (4), Starr, Michel (4), Blais, Marie-Amélie (1), Tremblay, Jean-Éric (1) 1 Université Laval, Québec, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada 2 Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski,...
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Mark J. Spalding (1) 1 The Ocean Foundation, Washington, DC, 20036, USA Background During the 2014 “Our Ocean” Conference hosted by the State Department, Secretary of State John Kerry pledged support for building the observing capabilities of the Global Ocean...
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N.Dorey*, E. Maboloc, K. Chan Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong We live in a multi-stressor world where oceans are impacted by both global (e.g. CO2-driven climate change and...
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Anna Campbell Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations are driving rapid changes to seawater chemistry, resulting in decreased ocean pH and carbonate ion concentrations. The rate and magnitude of change is unprecedented in the geological record, hence ocean acidification (OA)...
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Boles, S.E. (1, 2)*, Swezey, D. S. (1,3), Aquilino, K.M. (1), Catton, C. A. (4), Hill, T.M. (5), Gaylord, B. (7), Rogers-Bennett, L. (4,6), Sanford, E. (7), Whitehead, A. (2) 1 Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, Davis, 2099 Westside...
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Camara M.D. (1), Hilton Z. (1), Ragg N.L.C. (1), Sewell M.A. (2), Cummings V.J. (3), and the CARIM Team (1-7) 1 The Cawthron Institute, 98 Halifax Street East, Nelson 7010, New Zealand 2 School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland,...
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Charles J. Wingert (1)*, Christopher E. Ikeda (1), Brian D. Bill (2), Vera L. Trainer (2), William P. Cochlan (1) 1 Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies, San Francisco State University, 3152 Paradise Drive, Tiburon, California, USA 94920 2 Marine...
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Kennedy Wolfe (1)*, Francisco Vidal Ramirez (2), Sophie G Dove (2), Maria Byrne (1,3) (1) School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia (2) School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, QLD 4067, Australia (3) School...
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Michaël Grelaud (1) and Patrizia Ziveri (1)* 1 Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain Background Coccolithophores are marine phytoplanktonic organisms that play a significant role in both the marine food web and the...
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