Ocean and Coastal Acidification off New England and Nova Scotia
Ocean and Coastal Acidification off New England and Nova Scotia
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DOI：
10.5670/oceanog.2015.41
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发表时间：
2015-06-01
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影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Doney, Scott C.
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作者：
Gledhill, Dwight K.;White, Meredith M.;Doney, Scott C.
由于大量的淡水输入，新英格兰沿海和邻近的新斯科舍省大陆架水域的缓冲能力降低，使该地区的水域更容易受到沿海酸化的影响。养分负荷和强降水事件进一步使该地区缓冲较差的沿海水域酸化。尽管这些水域明显脆弱，渔业和海水养殖严重依赖钙化物种，但社区缺乏自信地预测该地区生态系统将如何应对持续的海洋和沿海酸化的能力。在这里，我们讨论了新英格兰沿海和新斯科舍省大陆架水域特有的海洋和沿海酸化过程，并回顾了目前对该地区最相关的生物后果的理解。我们还确定了需要解决的关键研究和监测需求，并强调应利用现有能力来促进对海洋和沿海酸化的区域理解。
New England coastal and adjacent Nova Scotia shelf waters have a reduced buffering capacity because of significant freshwater input, making the regions waters potentially more vulnerable to coastal acidification. Nutrient loading and heavy precipitation events further acidify the regions poorly buffered coastal waters. Despite the apparent vulnerability of these waters, and fisheries and maricultures significant dependence on calcifying species, the community lacks the ability to confidently predict how the regions ecosystems will respond to continued ocean and coastal acidification. Here, we discuss ocean and coastal acidification processes specific to New England coastal and Nova Scotia shelf waters and review current understanding of the biological consequences most relevant to the region. We also identify key research and monitoring needs to be addressed and highlight existing capacities that should be leveraged to advance a regional understanding of ocean and coastal acidification.