Publication Date:
2022-05-25
Description:
Author Posting. © The Oceanography Society, 2015. This article is posted here by permission of The Oceanography Society for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Oceanography 28, no. 2 (2015): 182-197, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2015.41.
Description:
New England coastal and adjacent Nova Scotia shelf waters have a reduced buffering capacity because of significant freshwater input, making the region’s waters potentially more vulnerable to coastal acidification. Nutrient loading and heavy precipitation events further acidify the region’s poorly buffered coastal waters. Despite the apparent vulnerability of these waters, and fisheries’ and mariculture’s significant dependence on calcifying species, the community lacks the ability to confidently predict how the region’s 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.
Description:
This project was supported in part by an appointment
to the Internship/Research Participation Program
at the Office of Water, US Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), administered by the Oak Ridge Institute
for Science and Education through an interagency
agreement between the US Department of Energy
and the EPA. JS acknowledges support from NASA
grant from NNX14AL84G NASA-CCS.
Repository Name:
Woods Hole Open Access Server
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Article
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