@article {34601, title = {The Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, shows negative correlation to naturally elevated carbon dioxide levels: Implications for near-term ocean acidification effects}, journal = {Limnology and oceanography}, volume = {57}, number = {no.3}, year = {2012}, note = {This article gives an excellent overview of the carbonate chemistry of Netarts Bay, and its environmental drivers. "We report results from an oyster hatchery on the Oregon coast, where intake waters experienced variable carbonate chemistry (aragonite saturation state < 0.8 to > 3.2; pH < 7.6 to > 8.2) in the early summer of 2009. Both larval production and midstage growth (~ 120 to ~ 150 {\textmu}m) of the oyster Crassostrea gigas were significantly negatively correlated with the aragonite saturation state of waters in which larval oysters were spawned and reared for the first 48 h of life. The effects of the initial spawning conditions did not have a significant effect on early-stage growth (growth from D-hinge stage to ~ 120 {\textmu}m), suggesting a delayed effect of water chemistry on larval development." (from the Abstract)}, pages = {698-710}, keywords = {algae, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, calcium carbonate, carbon dioxide, climate change, molluscs, Netarts Bay, ocean acidification, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, upwelling, Whiskey Creek Hatchery}, doi = {10.4319/lo.2012.57.3.0698}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/j3860837q}, author = {Barton, Alan and Hales, Burke and Waldbusser, George G. and Langdon, Christopher J. and Feelyd, Richard A.} }