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dc.contributor.authorBarry, JP
dc.contributor.authorHall-Spencer, Jason
dc.contributor.authorWiddicombe, S
dc.contributor.editorGattuso JP
dc.contributor.editorHannsen L
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-19T16:09:16Z
dc.date.available2013-02-19T16:09:16Z
dc.date.issued2011-09-15
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/1314
dc.description.abstract

Introduction. The biodiversity of the oceans, including the striking variation in life forms from microbes to whales and ranging from surface waters to hadal trenches, forms a dynamic biological framework enabling the flow of energy that shapes and sustains marine ecosystems. Society relies upon the biodiversity and function of marine systems for a wide range of services as basic as producing the seafood we consume or as essential as generating much of the oxygen we breathe. Perhaps most obvious is the global seafood harvest totalling over 100 Mt yr –1 (82 and 20 Mt in 2008 for capture and aquaculture, respectively; FAO 2009) from fi shing effort that expands more broadly and deeper each year as fishery stocks are depleted (Pauly et al. 2003). Less apparent ecosystem services linked closely to biodiversity and ecosystem function are waste processing and improved water quality, elemental cycling, shoreline protection, recreational opportunities, and aesthetic or educational experiences (Cooley et al. 2009). There is growing concern that ocean acidification caused by fossil fuel emissions, in concert with the effects of other human activities, will cause significant changes in the biodiversity and function of marine ecosystems, with important consequences for resources and services that are important to society. Will the effects of ocean acidification on ecosystems be similar to those arising from other environmental perturbations observed during human or earth history? Although changes in biodiversity and ecosystem function due to ocean acidification have not yet been widely observed, their onset may be difficult to detect amidst the variability associated with other human and non-human factors, and the greatest impacts are expected to occur as acidification intensifies through this century.

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dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.relation.ispartofOcean acidification
dc.titleEffects of ocean acidification on marine biodiversity and ecosystem function
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