Policy Brief and Key Findings from the H2020 COMFORT project: Tipping Points and Regime Shifts in Regional Marine Ecosystems ...

Human-induced climate change is causing significant harm to our oceans, with ocean acidification, warming, and deoxygenation posing fundamental threats to marine life and ultimately, human societies (Gruber, 2011; Schubert et al., 2006). These processes provide specific threats to marine ecosystems...

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Main Authors: Rusiecka, Dagmara, Blenckner, Thorsten, Heinze, Christoph, Martins, Helena, Mongwe, Precious, Arellano-Nava, Beatriz, Halloran, Paul, Oziel, Laurent, Powley, Helen
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Zenodo 2023
Subjects:
tipping points
tipping elements
abrupt change
climate change
safe operating spaces
mitigation pathways
policy brief
comfort project
h2020
regional marine ecosystems
Ocean acidification
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7939918
https://zenodo.org/record/7939918
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Summary:Human-induced climate change is causing significant harm to our oceans, with ocean acidification, warming, and deoxygenation posing fundamental threats to marine life and ultimately, human societies (Gruber, 2011; Schubert et al., 2006). These processes provide specific threats to marine ecosystems and increase the possibility of crossing tipping points: “ critical thresholds beyond which a system reorganizes, often abruptly and/or irreversibly ” (IPCC, 2022) a . Once crossed, physical, chemical, and biological, changes may result in food web reorganisations and regime shifts triggering. These regime shifts, although regional, may add up to a problem of global dimensions for natural resources and human well-being. To address these issues, the H2020 COMFORT project focused on investigating tipping points in the Earth system, specifically in relation to acidification, warming, and deoxygenation processes. The project aimed to assess safe operating spaces, mitigation pathways, and future scenarios. In this ...

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