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Impact of Climate Changes on Marine Environments

  • Explains how marine ecosystems respond to climate changes
  • Describes the determining factors in marine ecosystem modifications
  • Contributes to the topical discussion on global environmental changes
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences (GEPS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Introduction

    • Tymon Zielinski, Marcin Weslawski, Karol Kuliński, Tomasz Petelski, Beata Szymczycha
    Pages 1-6
  3. Impact of Breaking Waves on Sea Salt Production and Local Change of Aerosol Optical Properties

    • A. Strzalkowska, T. Zielinski, P. Makuch, P. Pakszys, T. Petelski
    Pages 7-22
  4. Annual Changes of Aerosol Optical Depth and Ångström Exponent over Spitsbergen

    • P. Pakszys, T. Zielinski, K. Markowicz, T. Petelski, P. Makuch, J. Lisok et al.
    Pages 23-36
  5. Acoustical and Optical Methods in Arctic Zooplankton Studies

    • Lukasz Hoppe, Joanna Szczucka
    Pages 51-59
  6. New Methods in the Reconstruction of Arctic Marine Palaeoenvironments

    • Magdalena Łącka, Joanna Pawłowska, Marek Zajączkowski
    Pages 127-148

About this book

This book contributes to the current discussion on global environmental changes by discussing modifications in marine ecosystems related to global climate changes. In marine ecosystems, rising atmospheric CO2 and climate changes are associated with shifts in temperature, circulation, stratification, nutrient input, oxygen concentration and ocean acidification, which have significant biological effects on a regional and global scale.

Knowing how these changes affect the distribution and abundance of plankton in the ocean currents is crucial to our understanding of how climate change impacts the marine environment.

Ocean temperatures, weather and climatic changes greatly influence the amount and location of nutrients in the water column. If temperatures and currents change, the plankton production cycle may not coincide with the reproduction cycle of fish.

The above changes are closely related to the changes in radiative forcing, which initiate feedback mechanisms like changes in surface temperature, circulation, and atmospheric chemistry.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Air-Sea Interactions, Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, Poland

    Tymon Zielinski

  • Marine ecology, Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, Poland

    Marcin Weslawski

  • Marine Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, Poland

    Karol Kuliński

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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