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Multiple stressor considerations: ocean acidification in a deoxygenating ocean and warming climate
We are pleased to share with you the Panel's latest product, developed to support decision-makers in considering ocean acidification as a multiple stressor issue. This report provides an overview of acidification, deoxygenation, and temperature changes, the linkages between them, and potential perturbation scenarios projected for coastal oceans.
Acidification occurs against a backdrop of other ocean changes
Deoxygenation and acidification can be coupled; locations that suffer from hypoxia are also subject to enhanced acidification risk
Actions taken to address these stressors may alleviate some of the the impacts until global action on CO2 emission reduction can be achieved
Hypothetical perturbation scenarios can focus management and policy action for greatest impact
Complex biological responses to rising CO2 will result in a mixture of observed impacts in space and time
Viewing changing ocean chemistry as a multi-stressor issue illuminates the need for coordinated action
This document was developed by the West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Science Panel with support from the California Ocean Science Trust. It is a brief technical summary as part of the suite of products developed by the Panel.
