Research Highlight: Report: Geoengineering Plans Must Account for Ecosystem Impacts
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 7 December 2011
Geoengineering is gaining legitimacy, but scientists like Lynn Russell and Margaret Leinen stress the need to understand its ecological impacts. A Scripps-led workshop highlights unknowns, especially effects on ecosystems from aerosol-based sunlight reflection.
Keywords: cloud research, stratospheric sulfate injection
Comprehensive Study Makes Key Findings of Ocean pH Variations
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 19 December 2011
Researchers used Scripps-developed sensors to conduct the largest field study of ocean acidification, revealing wide pH variability across ecosystems. The findings improve understanding of how marine life may adapt to changing ocean chemistry.
Keywords: ocean acidification, pH sensors, marine ecosystems, Scripps Institution, SeaFET, carbon dioxide
Research Highlight: Curing Disease with a Nice Hot Bath
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 19 December 2011
A Scripps-led study found that higher water temperatures in geothermal springs reduce deadly chytrid fungus in frogs. This suggests hot habitats may help protect amphibians from extinction due to the disease chytridiomycosis.
Keywords: chytrid fungus, amphibians, geothermal springs, disease resistance, Scripps Institution, conservation, Bd
