Ocean Acidification
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In this video Paul Andersen shows how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is causing a decrease in the pH of the oceans. The carbon dioxide combines with the water to create carbonic acid which dissociates into bicarbonate and carbonate anions. Decreased pH leads to lower metabolism and immune response in marine species. Increased bicarbonate makes it difficult to form shells and reefs of calcium carbonate. Music Attribution Intro Title: I4dsong_loop_main.wav Artist: CosmicD Link to sound: http://www.freesound.org/people/CosmicD/sounds/72556/ Creative Commons Atribution License Outro Title: String Theory Artist: Herman Jolly http://sunsetvalley.bandcamp.com/track/string-theory All of the images are licensed under creative commons and public domain licensing: CCoil. (2015). English: Space-filling model of part of the crystal structure of calcium carbonate, CaCO3. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Calcium-carbonate-xtal-3D-SF.png Daviddarom. (1969). English: Coral reef with Pseudanthias squamipinnis, Gulf of Eilat Red Sea. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gulf_of_Eilat_(Red_Sea)_coral_reefs.jpg Dbc334. (2006). English: Molecule of water. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Water_molecule_3D.svg Fairbanks, P. by R. H. University of Alaska. (2004). English: A pelagic pteropod collected during one of the net tows. Species probably Limacina helicina. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LimacinaHelicinaNOAA.jpg Giesecke, R. (2010). English: Limacina rangii (d’Orbigny, 1834) (synonym: Limacina helicina, synonym: Limacina helicina antarctica) from the Lazarev Sea, Antarctic. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Limacina_antarctica.png Jynto, B. M. and. (2009). English: Ball and stick model of the Bicarbonate ion. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bicarbonate-ion-3D-balls.png Laboratory, N. E. V. (2011). English: In laboratory experiments, this pterapod shell dissolved over the course of 45 days in seawater adjusted to an ocean chemistry projected for the year 2100. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pterapod_shell_dissolved_in_seawater_adjusted_to_an_ocean_chemistry_projected_for_the_year_2100.jpg Meiyuchang, K. svg: U. work: (2010). Carbonate system of seawater. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carbonate_system_of_seawater.svg Mills, J. and B. (2010). Ball and stick model of the carbonic acid molecule. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carbonic-acid-3D-balls.png NASA/GISS, N. O. (2015). English: This map of the Earth shows surface temperature trends between 1950 and 2014. The key to this map is here. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:World_map_showing_surface_temperature_trends_between_1950_and_2014.png Plumbago. (2009). English: Estimated change in annual mean sea surface pH between the pre-industrial period (1700s) and the present day (1990s). Δ pH here is in standard pH units. Calculated from fields of dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity from the Global Ocean Data Analysis Project (GLODAP) climatology and temperature and salinity from the World Ocean Atlas (2005) climatology using Richard Zeebe’s csys package. It is plotted here using a Mollweide projection (using MATLAB and the M_Map package). Note that the GLODAP climatology is missing data in certain oceanic provinces including the Arctic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Malay Archipelago. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WOA05_GLODAP_del_pH_AYool.png Wikipedia, P. at E. (2007). English: Another diagram of the pH scale. Own work. PD release. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PH_scale_2.png Zander, “Jon. (2007). Pectinidé (il s’agit de la valve inférieure d’un gros pectinidé, pour moi Pecten maximus, la coquille Saint-Jacques, mais je ne suis pas un spécialiste et en plus on voit pas l’autre valve donc....). Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Unknown_Bivalve_Macro.JPG
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Does anyone have a link to the video where he talks about coral kicking out their algae? I'm covering this in an assignment so would be really useful, thanks!
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Conservation biology - specifically extinction due to habitat fragmentation and humans.
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Clarification question: In the Bjerrum graph, it depicts Carbonic acid at its peak when oceans are more acidic, and carbonate when oceans are more basic. However if it's an increase in H+ ions that causes oceans to become more acidic, should we get an very acidic ocean when carbonate is at its peak, rather than carbonic acid? I would have thought that lots of carbonate means lots of dissociated H+ ions floating around making the ocean more acidic. I'm sure I'm just missing something here.
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Excellent!. Actually I have to make a powerpoint presentation about that theme and your video is perfect to me!!
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Amazing video Mr. Andersen!
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pls make a video lecture on thermodynamics
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Great. Im really interested in this topic and the ocean/water videos. Maybe do some ocean pollution videos and the effects
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Inform all your friends to stop eating sea food i.e fish , crustaceans and shellfish as it is depleting the oceans of life . If we dont stop now Oceans will be dead within 10 years.
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It's great to see videos like this bringing ocean acidification into the public's eye. Once people are aware of what's happening, they can take action. Communities that support public transport systems, alternative energy sources, and other projects like bike sharing programs provide awesome examples of what can be done to reduce CO2 emissions!
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Great video as always!
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why do you have a facecam
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Yes! Thank you so much for this excellent video!!!!
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Dear mr.anderson are you familiar with sat subject biology E/M tests.could you make a video about the differences between AP bio and sat biology E/M.And are you planning on making some videos focusing on this test
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Lovely summary, currently doing my postgrad research into the impact of ocean acidification on marine invertebrate chemical ecology.
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hey .. videos you make are very informative ..Can you make a video over global warming and its unequal impact on earth's atmosphere biosphere lithosphere
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Thank you once again Paul! I got a question regarding alkalinity and metabolism/immune regulation (as you mention with the fish). I see of lot of people jumping on the bandwagon that eating food with the "right" pH is good for our health. Claims that this can cure cancer and such seems very far stretched but do you have any knowledge if pH in food is related to our health as is it with fish? This might be too much of a dietitian-thing but maybe you know something about it.
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Took a selfie with you when you came to Shanghai. Glad to see that you are making videos again!
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Yay hes back and Please do something about things in the future and how the normal things we see everytime is going to evolve in the future and I have another question: Are plants and animals still evolving?
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