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dc.contributor.authorHall-Spencer, Jason
dc.contributor.authorHarvey, BP
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-03T13:07:10Z
dc.date.available2019-09-03T13:07:10Z
dc.date.issued2019-05-10
dc.identifier.issn2397-8554
dc.identifier.issn2397-8562
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/14868
dc.description.abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>The oceanic uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions is changing seawater chemistry in a process known as ocean acidification. The chemistry of this rapid change in surface waters is well understood and readily detectable in oceanic observations, yet there is uncertainty about the effects of ocean acidification on society since it is difficult to scale-up from laboratory and mesocosm tests. Here, we provide a synthesis of the likely effects of ocean acidification on ecosystem properties, functions and services based on observations along natural gradients in pCO2. Studies at CO2 seeps worldwide show that biogenic habitats are particularly sensitive to ocean acidification and that their degradation results in less coastal protection and less habitat provisioning for fisheries. The risks to marine goods and services amplify with increasing acidification causing shifts to macroalgal dominance, habitat degradation and a loss of biodiversity at seep sites in the tropics, the sub-tropics and on temperate coasts. Based on this empirical evidence, we expect ocean acidification to have serious consequences for the millions of people who are dependent on coastal protection, fisheries and aquaculture. If humanity is able to make cuts in fossil fuel emissions, this will reduce costs to society and avoid the changes in coastal ecosystems seen in areas with projected pCO2 levels. A binding international agreement for the oceans should build on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal to ‘minimise and address the impacts of ocean acidification’.</jats:p>

dc.format.extent197-206
dc.format.mediumPrint
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPortland Press
dc.subjectCO2 seeps
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectParis Agreement on climate change
dc.subjectUN Sustainable Development Goals
dc.subjectgoods and services
dc.subjectmarine biodiversity
dc.titleOcean acidification impacts on coastal ecosystem services due to habitat degradation
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
plymouth.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33523154
plymouth.issue2
plymouth.volume3
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalEmerging Topics in Life Sciences
dc.identifier.doi10.1042/etls20180117
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Biological and Marine Sciences
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/PRIMaRE Publications
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA07 Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/Marine Institute
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Users by role
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Users by role/Academics
dc.publisher.placeEngland
dcterms.dateAccepted2019-04-05
dc.rights.embargodate2019-11-26
dc.identifier.eissn2397-8562
dc.rights.embargoperiodNot known
rioxxterms.funderJapan Society for the Promotion of Science
rioxxterms.identifier.projectJSPS KAKENHI
rioxxterms.versionVersion of Record
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1042/etls20180117
rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2019-05-10
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
plymouth.funderJSPS KAKENHI::Japan Society for the Promotion of Science


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