all latitudes. Cold-water corals (CWC) have long been considered particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification, but in the naturally acidified fjords of Patagonian Chile, we found large populations of CWC

CO2 concentration and pH in the present Southern Ocean. Phytoplankton ecology in the present Southern Ocean. Southern Ocean phytoplankton are major drivers of global carbon cycling accounting for ~2 Pg [...] strongly governs Southern Ocean phytoplankton productivity. CO2 concentration and pH in the future Southern Ocean. Figure: S. Trimborn Phytoplankton ecology in the future Southern Ocean. Climate models indicate [...] Fe-limited oceanic waters Inorganics in organics: Chemical and biological controls on micronutrient and carbon fluxes in the polar ocean Iron limitation and cycling in contrasting Southern Ocean Provinces

changes in biogeochemical and planktonic parameters due to fast temperature increase and acidification of the Arctic Ocean. Team Dr. Eva-Maria Nöthig (coordinator, phytoplankton ecology & particle flux) Prof

2 supply outdoor mesocosms comprising of twelve 1,800 l replicate tanks to simulate ocean warming and acidification under various tidal conditions. List is the home port of the AWI`s state-of-the-art research

ankton, Karakuş et al., 2022 ), and to include the sensitivity of phytoplankton growth to ocean acidification ( Seifert et al., 2022 ). Main REcoM references (chronological order): •[3 phytoplankton functional [...] M., Hagen, W., Hauck, J., 2022. The Role of Zooplankton Grazing and Nutrient Recycling for Global Ocean Biogeochemistry and Phytoplankton Phenology. JGR Biogeosciences 127. doi.org/10.1029/2022JG006798 [...] Resplandy, L., Rödenbeck, C., Schwinger, J., Séférian, R., 2020. Consistency and Challenges in the Ocean Carbon Sink Estimate for the Global Carbon Budget. Front. Mar. Sci. 7, 571720. doi.org/10

benefiting from the developments. Find out more Sea Climate Arctic Antarctic North Sea Ocean Acidification Our planet’s oceans absorb tremendous amounts of carbon dioxide. Instead of causing atmospheric temperatures [...] planet. Find out more Ice Climate Sea Arctic Antarctic Sea Ice Broad expanses of the Arctic Ocean and the Southern Ocean in the Antarctic are covered in sea ice. The ice plays a vital role in our climate system [...] greenhouse gas dissolves in the water. But this service provided by the oceans comes at a price. The more greenhouse gas the oceans remove from the atmosphere, the more acidic their waters become. Find out

highest authority Dr Katja Mintenbeck, marine biologist at the Alfred Wegener Institute. IPCC Ocean acidification At regular intervals, the International Panel on Climate Change is faced with a mammoth task

influences. One of our priority questions is how environmental parameters (temperature, hypoxia, ocean acidification, pollution) and their combination affect fish, mussels and snails. One focus is on the cellular

marine organisms in the fjords of Spitsbergen react to increased UV radiation and increasing ocean acidification. The geosciences, on the other hand, focus on changes in permafrost soils and glacier systems [...] Without Borders in the Arctic The Svalbard archipelago is located east of Greenland in the Arctic Ocean. The archipelago is home to Ny-Ålesund, one of the northernmost settlements in the world. Depending

with cryoprobe. Discover more A view inside – a fish in the NMR Integrative Ecophysiology Ocean Acidification [...] broad range of scientific questions,” says Christian Bock, “for example, how the warming and acidification of waters in the Arctic due to climate change will affect those animals that are perfectly adapted