In mid March 2015 the field component of the antFOCE ocean acidification project was concluded. This complex experiment was conducted as a collaboration of many scientists and engineers from around the world, and was coordinated by the Australian Antarctic Division. There is now a considerable amount of data and samples to process, and papers are…
Read MoreThe Australian Antarctic Division is coordinating a field-based ocean acidification experiment in Antarctic waters near Casey Station, Windmill Islands, East Antarctica ( 66°17′ S 110°31′ E) this austral summer 2014-15. This antFOCE (antarctic Free Ocean Carbon Dioxide Enrichment) experiment will expose a range of benthic marine animals and algae to a constant supply of CO2-enriched…
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