Southern Ocean ecosystem under multiple climate change stresses ‐ an integrated circumpolar assessment

A quantitative assessment of observed and projected environmental changes in the Southern Ocean (SO) with a potential impact on the marine ecosystem shows: (i) large proportions of the SO are and will be affected by one or more climate change processes; areas projected to be affected in the future a...

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Published in:Global change biology 2015-04, Vol.21 (4), p.1434-1453
Main Authors: Gutt, Julian, Bertler, Nancy, Bracegirdle, Thomas J, Buschmann, Alexander, Comiso, Josefino, Hosie, Graham, Isla, Enrique, Schloss, Irene R, Smith, Craig R, Tournadre, Jean, Xavier, José C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acidification
Antarctic Regions
aragonite
benthic organisms
Climate Change
Ecosystem
Ecosystems
glaciers
habitats
Ice Cover
ice-shelves
icebergs
Marine
Marine ecology
marine ecosystems
Oceans and Seas
ozone depletion
Sciences of the Universe
sea-ice
warming
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Summary:A quantitative assessment of observed and projected environmental changes in the Southern Ocean (SO) with a potential impact on the marine ecosystem shows: (i) large proportions of the SO are and will be affected by one or more climate change processes; areas projected to be affected in the future are larger than areas that are already under environmental stress, (ii) areas affected by changes in sea‐ice in the past and likely in the future are much larger than areas affected by ocean warming. The smallest areas (
ISSN:1354-1013
1365-2486
DOI:10.1111/gcb.12794