Ocean Oxygen: the role of the Ocean in the oxygen we breathe and the threat of deoxygenation
The sentence “every second breath you take comes from the Ocean” is commonly used in Ocean Literacy and science communication to highlight the importance of Ocean oxygen. However, despite its widespread use, it is often not phrased correctly. In contrast, awareness about the threat of the global oxy...
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ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:59147 2023-10-09T21:54:52+02:00 Ocean Oxygen: the role of the Ocean in the oxygen we breathe and the threat of deoxygenation Gregoire, Marilaure Oschlies, Andreas Canfield, Donald Castro, Carmen Ciglenecki, Irena Croot, Peter Salin, Karine Schneider, Birgit Serret, Pablo Slomp, Caroline Tesi, Tomaso Yücel, Mustafa Rodriguez Perez, Ana Kellett, Paula Alexander, Britt Muniz Piniella, Angel Van Elslander, Jana Heymans, Sheila J. J. 2023 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/59147/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/59147/1/EMB_FSB10_Ocean_oxygen_Web-150DPI_V7.pdf https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/59147/2/EMB_Factsheet_FSB10_Ocean%20oxygen_1.pdf https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/59147/3/EMB%20Future%20Science%20Brief%2010_Ocean%20Oxygen_webinar13June.pdf https://www.marineboard.eu/publications/ocean-oxygen https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7941157 en eng European Marine Board https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/59147/1/EMB_FSB10_Ocean_oxygen_Web-150DPI_V7.pdf https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/59147/2/EMB_Factsheet_FSB10_Ocean%20oxygen_1.pdf https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/59147/3/EMB%20Future%20Science%20Brief%2010_Ocean%20Oxygen_webinar13June.pdf Gregoire, M., Oschlies, A. , Canfield, D., Castro, C., Ciglenecki, I., Croot, P., Salin, K., Schneider, B., Serret, P., Slomp, C., Tesi, T. and Yücel, M. (2023) Ocean Oxygen: the role of the Ocean in the oxygen we breathe and the threat of deoxygenation. Open Access , ed. by Rodriguez Perez, A., Kellett, P., Alexander, B., Muniz Piniella, A., Van Elslander, J. and Heymans, S. J. J. Future Science Brief, 10 . European Marine Board, Ostend, Belgium, 82 pp. ISBN 9789464206180 DOI 10.5281/zenodo.7941157 <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7941157>. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7941157 cc_by_4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Report NonPeerReviewed 2023 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7941157 2023-09-10T23:21:39Z The sentence “every second breath you take comes from the Ocean” is commonly used in Ocean Literacy and science communication to highlight the importance of Ocean oxygen. However, despite its widespread use, it is often not phrased correctly. In contrast, awareness about the threat of the global oxygen loss in the Ocean, called deoxygenation, is low, particularly in comparison with other important stressors, such as Ocean acidification or increasing seawater temperatures. Deoxygenation is increasing in the coastal and open Ocean, primarily due to human-induced global warming and nutrient run-off from land, and projections show that the Ocean will continue losing oxygen as global warming continues. The consequences of oxygen loss in the Ocean are extensive and include decreased biodiversity, shifts in species distributions, displacement or reduction in fisheries resources, changes in biogeochemical cycling and mass mortalities. Low oxygen conditions also drive other chemical processes which produce greenhouse gases, toxic compounds and further degrade water quality. Degraded water quality directly affects marine ecosystems, but also indirectly impacts ecosystem services supporting local communities, regional economies and tourism. Although there are still gaps in our knowledge, we know enough to be very concerned about the consequences: the impacts might even be larger than from Ocean acidification or heat waves, and three out of the five global mass extinctions were linked to Ocean deoxygenation. The sense of urgency to improve Ocean health is reflected in the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and the EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters, and tackling the loss of oxygen in the Ocean is critical to achieving the aims of these two initiatives. Report Ocean acidification OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) |
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The sentence “every second breath you take comes from the Ocean” is commonly used in Ocean Literacy and science communication to highlight the importance of Ocean oxygen. However, despite its widespread use, it is often not phrased correctly. In contrast, awareness about the threat of the global oxygen loss in the Ocean, called deoxygenation, is low, particularly in comparison with other important stressors, such as Ocean acidification or increasing seawater temperatures. Deoxygenation is increasing in the coastal and open Ocean, primarily due to human-induced global warming and nutrient run-off from land, and projections show that the Ocean will continue losing oxygen as global warming continues. The consequences of oxygen loss in the Ocean are extensive and include decreased biodiversity, shifts in species distributions, displacement or reduction in fisheries resources, changes in biogeochemical cycling and mass mortalities. Low oxygen conditions also drive other chemical processes which produce greenhouse gases, toxic compounds and further degrade water quality. Degraded water quality directly affects marine ecosystems, but also indirectly impacts ecosystem services supporting local communities, regional economies and tourism. Although there are still gaps in our knowledge, we know enough to be very concerned about the consequences: the impacts might even be larger than from Ocean acidification or heat waves, and three out of the five global mass extinctions were linked to Ocean deoxygenation. The sense of urgency to improve Ocean health is reflected in the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and the EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters, and tackling the loss of oxygen in the Ocean is critical to achieving the aims of these two initiatives. |
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Rodriguez Perez, Ana Kellett, Paula Alexander, Britt Muniz Piniella, Angel Van Elslander, Jana Heymans, Sheila J. J. |
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Gregoire, Marilaure Oschlies, Andreas Canfield, Donald Castro, Carmen Ciglenecki, Irena Croot, Peter Salin, Karine Schneider, Birgit Serret, Pablo Slomp, Caroline Tesi, Tomaso Yücel, Mustafa |
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Gregoire, Marilaure Oschlies, Andreas Canfield, Donald Castro, Carmen Ciglenecki, Irena Croot, Peter Salin, Karine Schneider, Birgit Serret, Pablo Slomp, Caroline Tesi, Tomaso Yücel, Mustafa Ocean Oxygen: the role of the Ocean in the oxygen we breathe and the threat of deoxygenation |
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Gregoire, Marilaure Oschlies, Andreas Canfield, Donald Castro, Carmen Ciglenecki, Irena Croot, Peter Salin, Karine Schneider, Birgit Serret, Pablo Slomp, Caroline Tesi, Tomaso Yücel, Mustafa |
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Ocean Oxygen: the role of the Ocean in the oxygen we breathe and the threat of deoxygenation |
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Ocean Oxygen: the role of the Ocean in the oxygen we breathe and the threat of deoxygenation |
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Ocean Oxygen: the role of the Ocean in the oxygen we breathe and the threat of deoxygenation |
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Ocean Oxygen: the role of the Ocean in the oxygen we breathe and the threat of deoxygenation |
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Ocean Oxygen: the role of the Ocean in the oxygen we breathe and the threat of deoxygenation |
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ocean oxygen: the role of the ocean in the oxygen we breathe and the threat of deoxygenation |
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2023 |
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https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/59147/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/59147/1/EMB_FSB10_Ocean_oxygen_Web-150DPI_V7.pdf https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/59147/2/EMB_Factsheet_FSB10_Ocean%20oxygen_1.pdf https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/59147/3/EMB%20Future%20Science%20Brief%2010_Ocean%20Oxygen_webinar13June.pdf https://www.marineboard.eu/publications/ocean-oxygen https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7941157 |
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