How does rising atmospheric CO2 affect marine organisms?

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Volume 16 Number 25:  5 June 2013

Editorial
A Treeline Ecosystem in a CO2-Enriched World: Is there sufficient nitrogen in contemporary soils to sustain the enhanced growth typically provided by the aerial fertilization effect of rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations?

Subject Index Summary
Hurricanes (Pacific Ocean): Have hurricanes become more numerous and intense over the past century, in response to what climate alarmists typically describe as unprecedented global warming? As demonstrated by the findings of the several real-world (as opposed to climate model) studies described in this analysis of the peer-reviewed scientific literature, the answer - as it pertains to the Pacific Ocean - would appear to be a resounding NO!

Journal Reviews
Seven Millennia of Hurricane Activity along the Coast of Belize: What does the new record reveal about the effects of global warming on the destructive storms?

Modeling Climate Feedbacks Based on Short-Term Climate Variations: What does the process reveal about the current status of the climate-modeling enterprise?

Recent Antarctic Sea Ice Extent in CMIP5 Models: How well is it reproduced?

Ruminant Fermentation of Maize Grown in CO2-Enriched Air: Is the process negatively impacted compared to that of maize grown in current ambient air?

How Southern Ocean Echinoderm Larvae Respond to Elevated CO2: Do they do as poorly as ocean acidification alarmists typically claim most marine life will?

Intraspecific Variability in the Response of Marine Microalgae to Environmental Change: How significant is it? ... and what does the phenomenon suggest about the future welfare of the studied algae?

Ocean Acidification Database
The latest addition of peer-reviewed data archived to our database of marine organism responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment is Cobia [Rachycentron canadum]. To access the entire database, click here.