Predicting the impact of ocean acidification on benthic biodiversity: what can animal physiology tell us?

S Widdicombe, JI Spicer - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and …, 2008 - Elsevier
For the past 200 years, the oceans have been absorbing carbon dioxide at an
unprecidented rate. It is now evident that this ongoing process has already significantly …

Physical–biological coupling in the Pearl River Estuary

PJ Harrison, K Yin, JHW Lee, J Gan, H Liu - Continental Shelf Research, 2008 - Elsevier
The Pearl River Estuary is a subtropical estuary and the second largest in China based on
discharge volume from the Pearl River. Processes in the estuary vary spatially and …

Nitrification and inorganic nitrogen distribution in a large perturbed river/estuarine system: the Pearl River Estuary, China

M Dai, L Wang, X Guo, W Zhai, Q Li, B He… - …, 2008 - bg.copernicus.org
We investigated the spatial distribution and seasonal variation of dissolved inorganic
nitrogen in a large perturbed estuary, the Pearl River Estuary, based on three cruises …

Effects of an estuarine plume-associated bloom on the carbonate system in the lower reaches of the Pearl River estuary and the coastal zone of the northern South …

M Dai, W Zhai, WJ Cai, J Callahan, B Huang… - Continental Shelf …, 2008 - Elsevier
We observed a phytoplankton bloom downstream of a large estuarine plume induced by
heavy precipitation during a cruise conducted in the Pearl River estuary and the northern …

Influence of net ecosystem metabolism in transferring riverine organic carbon to atmospheric CO2 in a tropical coastal lagoon (Chilka Lake, India)

GVM Gupta, V Sarma, RS Robin, AV Raman… - Biogeochemistry, 2008 - Springer
Studies on biogeochemical cycling of carbon in the Chilka Lake, Asia's largest brackish
lagoon on the east coast of India, revealed, for the first time, strong seasonal and spatial …

Seasonal variations in the inorganic carbon system in the Pearl River (Zhujiang) estuary

X Guo, WJ Cai, W Zhai, M Dai, Y Wang… - Continental Shelf Research, 2008 - Elsevier
Seasonal variations in the inorganic carbon system in the Pearl River estuary are examined
based on data from five surveys during the spring, summer, fall, and winter seasons. Both …

Correlations between gastropod shell dissolution and water chemical properties in a tropical estuary

DJ Marshall, JH Santos, KMY Leung… - Marine Environmental …, 2008 - Elsevier
Although poorly reported in the scientific literature, acidic waters characterize many South
East Asian estuaries. The observation of shell dissolution in a typically marine gastropod …

Riverine input and air–sea CO2 exchanges near the Changjiang (Yangtze River) Estuary: Status quo and implication on possible future changes in metabolic status

CTA Chen, W Zhai, M Dai - Continental Shelf Research, 2008 - Elsevier
Due to anthropogenic activities, the nutrient loadings of the Changjiang (Yangtze River) are
strickly on the rise. The high nutrient concentrations notwithstanding, river water was pCO2 …

Seasonal observations of surface waters in two Gulf of Maine estuary-plume systems: Relationships between watershed attributes, optical measurements and surface …

JE Salisbury, D Vandemark, CW Hunt… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2008 - Elsevier
The partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) in estuary-plume systems is related to the
internal processes of net organic metabolism and physical mixing, but is also strongly …

A high precision, fast response, and low power consumption in situ optical fiber chemical pCO2 sensor

Z Lu, M Dai, K Xu, J Chen, Y Liao - Talanta, 2008 - Elsevier
A sensor system suitable for monitoring changes in partial pressure of carbon dioxide
(pCO2) in surface seawater or in the atmosphere has been developed. Surface seawater …