Chris Powers
ccpowers.bsky.social
Chris Powers
@ccpowers.bsky.social
Research Biologist at NOAA PEMAD | Researching eDNA, fisheries, and generally molecular ecology.

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This likely results from the chamber formation mechanism, which involves maintaining internal pH by exporting protons. This acidifies the environment near the newest chamber. When the environment is already high-pCO2, the foram experiences a "tipping point" into under-saturation and dissolution!
July 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We found some exciting trends. In short, the most dramatic impacts of acidification were between live and dead tests, indicating that they are compensating for the acidification.

Even more interestingly, there are variations in the response by chamber (see attached chamber-by-chamber effect size)
July 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
in this work, we looked at the chamber-by-chamber responses of a salt marsh foraminifera, to varying levels of coastal acidification, all the way down to pH 7.2!
July 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Excited to announce that Chapter 2 from my thesis, wherein i accidentally take a very fun detour away from 'omics, is live!

www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...

#Foraminifera #oceanacidification #oa #tomography
July 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM