Oyster larvae and acidification
This image shows 1-day old Pacific oyster larvae from the same parents, raised by the Taylors Shellfish Hatchery in natural waters of Dabob Bay, Wash. The larvae on the left were reared in favorable carbonate chemistry; on the right in unfavorable chemistry. The waters were not manipulated and differences in the chemistry were accounted for by shallow and deep water intake pipes at the hatchery. The 0.1 mm scale bar is about the diameter of a human hair. (image courtesy of George Waldbusser and Elizabeth Brunner, Oregon State University)
Oyster larvae and acidification
This image shows 1-day old Pacific oyster larvae from the same parents, raised by the Taylors Shellfish Hatchery in natural waters of Dabob Bay, Wash. The larvae on the left were reared in favorable carbonate chemistry; on the right in unfavorable chemistry. The waters were not manipulated and differences in the chemistry were accounted for by shallow and deep water intake pipes at the hatchery. The 0.1 mm scale bar is about the diameter of a human hair. (image courtesy of George Waldbusser and Elizabeth Brunner, Oregon State University)