Free Ocean CO2 Enrichment (FOCE) experiments: scientific and technical recommendations for future in situ ocean acidification projects | Ocean Acidification
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• Recommendations for FOCE systems are proposed based on past experience.
• Field testing the system design is essential; a backup power supply is recommended.
• Replicate treatment enclosures; focus on a core set of common scientific hypotheses.
• Accurately monitor carbonate chemistry; allow sufficient time for CO2 equilibration.
• FOCE can inform conceptual and quantitative models of ecosystem responses to CO2
Stark J. S., Peltzer E. T., Kline D. I., Queirós A. M., Cox T. E., Headley K., Barry J., Gazeau F., Runcie J. W., Widdicombe S., Milnes M., Roden N. P., Black J., Whiteside S., Johnstone G., Ingels J., Shawk E., Bodrossy L. & Gattuso J. P., in press. Free Ocean CO2 Enrichment (FOCE) experiments: scientific and technical recommendations for future in situ ocean acidification projects. Progress in Oceanography. Article (subscription required).