Acidification, deoxygenation, and nutrient and biomass declines in a warming Mediterranean Sea

Abstract 2 absorption from the atmosphere and the increase in respiration. The projected changes are stronger in the RCP8.5 (worst-case) scenario and, in particular, in the eastern Mediterranean due to the limited influence of the exchanges in the Strait of Gibraltar in that part of the basin. On the other hand, analysis of the projections under the RCP4.5 emission scenario shows a tendency to recover the values observed at the beginning of the 21st century for several biogeochemical variables in the second half of the period. This result supports the idea – possibly based on the existence in a system such as the Mediterranean Sea of a certain buffer capacity and renewal rate – that the implementation of policies for reducing CO2 emission could indeed be effective and could contribute to the foundation of ocean sustainability science and policies.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Acidification, deoxygenation, and nutrient and biomass declines in a warming Mediterranean Sea ; volume:19 ; number:17 ; year:2022 ; pages:4035-4065 ; extent:31
Biogeosciences ; 19, Heft 17 (2022), 4035-4065 (gesamt 31)

Creator
Reale, Marco
Cossarini, Gianpiero
Lazzari, Paolo
Lovato, Tomas
Bolzon, Giorgio
Masina, Simona
Solidoro, Cosimo
Salon, Stefano

DOI
10.5194/bg-19-4035-2022
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022090805290067483132
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Reale, Marco
  • Cossarini, Gianpiero
  • Lazzari, Paolo
  • Lovato, Tomas
  • Bolzon, Giorgio
  • Masina, Simona
  • Solidoro, Cosimo
  • Salon, Stefano

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