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Helena Filipsson, foto Erik Thor

Helena Filipsson

Professor

Helena Filipsson, foto Erik Thor

Societal causes of, and responses to, ocean acidification

Author

  • Sverker C. Jagers
  • Simon Matti
  • Anne Sophie Crépin
  • David Langlet
  • Jonathan N. Havenhand
  • Max Troell
  • Helena L. Filipsson
  • Victor R. Galaz
  • Leif G. Anderson

Summary, in English

Major climate and ecological changes affect the world’s oceans leading to a number of responses including increasing water temperatures, changing weather patterns, shrinking ice-sheets, temperature-driven shifts in marine species ranges, biodiversity loss and bleaching of coral reefs. In addition, ocean pH is falling, a process known as ocean acidification (OA). The root cause of OA lies in human policies and behaviours driving society’s dependence on fossil fuels, resulting in elevated CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. In this review, we detail the state of knowledge of the causes of, and potential responses to, OA with particular focus on Swedish coastal seas. We also discuss present knowledge gaps and implementation needs.

Department/s

  • Quaternary Sciences
  • BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate

Publishing year

2019

Language

English

Pages

816-830

Publication/Series

Ambio: a Journal of the Human Environment

Volume

48

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media B.V.

Topic

  • Oceanography, Hydrology and Water Resources

Keywords

  • Adaptation
  • Causes
  • Governance
  • Markets
  • Mitigation
  • Ocean acidification

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0044-7447