Understanding the Arctic marine carbon cycle under changing climate: a reconstruction of productivity and biogenic carbon burial on the West Greenland margin of the Baffin Bay ...
The continued input of additional carbon dioxide (CO2) since the start of the Industrial Revolution has increased the atmospheric CO2 content and the uptake of atmospheric CO2 by the ocean, which changes marine chemistry. These changes will trigger shifts in biological productivity and ecosystem pro...
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Universität Bremen
2023
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.26092/elib/2502 https://media.suub.uni-bremen.de/handle/elib/7182 |
| Summary: | The continued input of additional carbon dioxide (CO2) since the start of the Industrial Revolution has increased the atmospheric CO2 content and the uptake of atmospheric CO2 by the ocean, which changes marine chemistry. These changes will trigger shifts in biological productivity and ecosystem processes, with the Arctic realm being expected to experience a greater-than-average response with profound effects on the marine carbon cycle. Models projecting future changes in the behaviour of the marine carbon cycle demand sustainable constraints. The geological record provides an opportunity to provide observational constraints by assessing past interactions between changing climate conditions and the marine carbon cycle. In the Baffin Bay, the Holocene may serve as an example to estimate the direction and magnitude of possible future developments and as an equivalent for the recent environmental changes. The aim is to contribute to the understanding of the marine carbon cycle as a requirement for the ... |
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