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Thanks Burke, for clarifying this for David - you are quite right that I was refering to squids physiological ability to utilize oxygen from Portner's interesting work. They have a high demand for O2 becuase of their great speeds. I was NOT implying a relationship between seawater pH and O2 content!!

Congratulations to all involved in an excellent programme. If anyone wants more info on ocean acidifications check out the attached string of useful links. The EU has already funded a multi-euro programme (EPOCA) on ocean acidification http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/1208.htm, other countries are trying similar - great to hear that the USA are working hard to get science in this area funded too as there is just so much we don't know. We also need to make sure that as these national programmes get funding we work collaboratively at the international level becuase it is so urgent. Why is it urgent? We need to make sure that the issue of ocean acidification and its impacts becomes part of the climate change policy mitigation and adaptation debate for post Kyoto. The certainty level (high) about ocean acidification and the changes to ocean chemistry makes it a profoundly important argument for urgent and substantal mitigation (reduction in CO2 emissions).

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