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Ocean acidification : elements and considerations /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Murphy, Daniel T., 1923-, Raisman, Scott
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2013]
Colección:Oceanography and ocean engineering series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • OCEAN ACIDIFICATION: ELEMENTS AND CONSIDERATIONS
  • OCEAN ACIDIFICATION: ELEMENTS AND CONSIDERATIONS
  • Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • Chapter 1: OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
  • SUMMARY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • WHAT IS OCEAN ACIDIFICATION?
  • AT WHAT RATE IS OCEAN ACIDIFICATION OCCURRING, AND WHAT FACTORS AFFECT THIS RATE?
  • WHAT ARE SOME OF THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION?
  • WHAT ARE THE NATURAL AND HUMAN RESPONSES THAT MIGHT LIMIT OR REDUCE OCEAN ACIDIFICATION?
  • WHAT IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOING ABOUT OCEAN ACIDIFICATION?
  • 7. ENGINEERING APPROACHES TO MITIGATION OF OCEAN PH CHANGE
  • 8. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • ANNEX 1. A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF MEASURES OF ACIDITY SUCH AS PH, AND THE ACID-BASE CHEMISTRY OF THE CO2-CARBONATE SYSTEM IN THE SEA
  • ANNEX 2. LIST OF RESPONDENTS
  • ANNEX 3. ABBREVIATIONS AND GLOSSARY
  • ANNEX 4. REFERENCES
  • INDEX
  • WHAT IS THE CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST IN OCEAN ACIDIFICATION?
  • ADDITIONAL SELECTED REFERENCES
  • Chapter 2: OCEAN ACIDIFICATION DUE TO INCREASING ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE
  • MEMBERSHIP OF WORKING GROUP
  • SUMMARY
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. EFFECTS OF ATMOSPHERIC CO2 ENHANCEMENT ON OCEAN CHEMISTRY
  • 3. BIOLOGICAL IMPACTS: EFFECTS OF CHANGING OCEAN CHEMISTRY ON ORGANISMS AND POPULATIONS
  • 4. ECOSYSTEMS MOST AT RISK FROM THE PROJECTED CHANGES IN OCEAN CHEMISTRY
  • 5. INTERACTION WITH THE EARTH SYSTEMS
  • 6. SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION