Publication Date:
2015-01-20
Description:
There is growing evidence that climate change could affectmarine benthic systems.
This review provides information of climate change-related impacts on the marine
benthos in the North Atlantic. We cover a number of related research aspects,
mainly in connection to two key issues. First, is the relationship between different
physical aspects of climate change and the marine benthos. This section covers:
(a) the responses to changes in seawater temperature (biogeographic shifts and
phenology); (b) altered Hydrodynamics; (c) ocean acidification (OA); and (d)
sea-level rise-coastal squeeze. The second major issue addressed is the possible
integrated impact of climate change on the benthos. This work is based on
relationships between proxies for climate variability, notably the North Atlantic
Oscillation (NAO) index, and the long-term marine benthos. The final section of
our review provides a series of conclusions and future directions to support climate
change research on marine benthic systems.
Repository Name:
EPIC Alfred Wegener Institut
Type:
Article
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