[CINC] Ocean Acidification, the "other" CO2 problem, and its effects on the marine food web

[Shauna Bingham]

Dear CINC Volunteers:

The following workshop is in LA, however, if it interests you I encourage
you to consider participating. You do receive CINC volunteer hours for
attending extracurricular professional development opportunities such as
this one.

There are many resources available about ocean acidifcation, however, as a
reminder we have a locally developed web resource to help you understand
this topic better: http://cisanctuary.org/acidocean/

Let me know if you have any questions and happy fall!

--Shauna



*The Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence-­‐West invites you and
your colleagues to a FREE workshop**

Ocean Acidification, the "other" CO2 problem, and its effects on the marine
food web

Saturday, October 6, 2012
*
8:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M.

at the University of California, Los Angeles Terasaki Building, Room 1100

presentation by

Dr. Anita Leinweber, Institute Geophysics and Planetary Physics, UCLA

The occurrence of harmful algal blooms (HABs) appears to have increased in
the Southern California Bight area, but the causes are still not well
understood. However, the "other" climate change problem, known as 'ocean
acidification' may be one culprit! The ocean takes up atmospheric CO2 and
this helps dampen the greenhouse effect. However, the uptake of CO2 leads
to a decrease in pH, and the ocean is becoming more acidic. Already there
are indications of ocean acidification in coastal waters that may impact
phytoplankton and other marine organisms.

Dr. Anita Leinweber studied physical oceanography and became interested in
climate change research and working with multiple disciplines. This led to
investigations of methane distribution and its correlation to ocean
currents in the Arabian Sea. After changing her focus from methane to CO2,
she set up a CO2 research lab at UCLA and collected a time-series for
inorganic carbon in Santa Monica Bay. Currently she investigates trends and
variability of ocean acidification and the understudied topic of how ocean
acidification relates to the occurrence of Harmful Algal Blooms.

 All participants will receive a resource packet of hands-­‐on,
inquiry-­‐based, multi-­‐disciplinary classroom activities correlated with
CA Standards provided by grade level bands

 Activities include a tour of the phytoplankton lab and how to identify
common local species

Justin Penn, Anita's undergraduate student, will talk about his research
and his experience

growing up in LAUSD and becoming interested in science.

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Please register by October 1, 2012 to receive an educator stipend and
lunch* by contactingcosee.west at gmail.com or 310-206-8247

Provide your full name, grade level(s) you teach, and your email and phone
number K-12 teachers may get documentation for Professional Development
hours upon request

*generously provided by a grant from the Boeing Company to USC for
COSEE-West

Supported by grants from the National Science Foundation to USC, UCLA & the
College of Exploration for COSEE-West and from Boeing Global Corporate
Citizenship to USC for COSEE-West

-- 
Shauna Bingham
NOAA's Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
113 Harbor Way, Suite 150
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
805-884-1460
805-568-1582 (fax)
http://channelislands.noaa.gov/
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