What do you foresee?

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Anna Kluibenschedl
Nadjejda Espinel Velasco
Meg Van Hale
Lucy Winton

Abstract

Public awareness of many climate change-related issues is rising globally, as well as in New Zealand. However, ocean acidification (OA) seems to be one of the least perceived and understood threats to the marine environment. 

The chemical changes in the water come at a cost for many marine organisms and may have severe impacts on key physiological processes such as growth, shell formation, reproductive capabilities, competitive fitness and photosynthesis. Furthermore, lowered pH may lead to shell dissolution in shell-building organisms. One organism that has been identified as most vulnerable to OA is a group of calcifying algae called coralline algae.

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Anna Kluibenschedl, Marine Science, University of Otago.

Anna Kluibenschedl and Nadjejda Espinel Velasco are PhD candidates in Marine Science, University of Otago. Nadjejda studies the effects of ocean acidification on settlement of NZ invertebrates. Anna works on crustose coralline algae - calcifying algae that facilitate settlement of larvae and connect their planktonic and benthic life cycles.

Nadjejda Espinel Velasco, Marine Science, University of Otago.

Anna Kluibenschedl and Nadjejda Espinel Velasco are PhD candidates in Marine Science, University of Otago. Nadjejda studies the effects of ocean acidification on settlement of NZ invertebrates. Anna works on crustose coralline algae - calcifying algae that facilitate settlement of larvae and connect their planktonic and benthic life cycles.

Meg Van Hale, Dunedin School of Art at Otago Polytechnic.

Meg Van Hale is a graduate of the Dunedin School of Art.

Lucy Winton, Dunedin School of Art at Otago Polytechnic.

Lucy Winton is a graduate of the Dunedin School of Art.