Acidification in the coastal regions has particularly high heterogeneity and can change both spatially and temporally on high frequency scales. Water is typically too well mixed to form "micro" pockets unless there is a steep density gradient, as in hydrothermal vent regions.
Check out the "Ocean Acidification Information Exchange" for more resources. www.oainformationexchange.org Dr. Janet J. Reimer Postdoctoral Research Associate College of Earth, Ocean, and the Environment 011 Lamott DuPont Labs, 19716 University of Delaware Office: 302-831-8253 Ph: 646-753-0939 On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 10:48 AM Pierre Chuard <pierre.chua...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Katharine, > > I know that mangrove ecosystems tend to get more/acidic variable than > coastal open water ecosystems (Gedan et al. 2017). So micro-zone pH > conditions seem to depend on both biotic and abiotic conditions defining > ecosystems. I hope it helps. > > Good luck, > > Dr. Pierre Chuard > > Gedan et al. 2017 Community composition in mangrove ponds with pulsed > hypoxic and acidified conditions > > Le lundi 25 juin 2018, Katharine Leigh <kl...@cornell.edu> a écrit : > >> Hi Ecologers! >> >> Question for those of you familiar with Ocean Acidification: anyone aware >> of evidence/studies about micro-zones of acidification? Like, has anyone >> detected small, localized regions where the water is specifically more >> acidic in certain places versus others? Or is the acidity basically uniform >> and just gradually becomes more/less acidic as you move up/down latitudes, >> or deeper/shallower in the water column? I know areas around hydrothermal >> vents can get super acidic, and I would *think *a certain current has a >> characteristic acidity trend... how about near the shore? Do pockets of >> acidic water tend to form at all? >> >> Thanks for any commentary you can provide. Links to suggested papers >> would be awesome, too! >> >> Best >> Kat >> >> Katharine L. Leigh >> My Linkedin <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/katharine-leigh/9a/175/482/en> >> > > > -- > Pierre J.C. Chuard, PhD > NSERC CREATE Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, and Sustainability > Postdoctoral Fellow > Department of Biology, McGill University > Stewart Biology Building, N4/17 > Montreal, Quebec, Canada > H3A 1B1 > +1(438)725-7889 > pierre.chua...@gmail.com > >
