How Might Browner Seawater Affect Marine Organisms?

Sammanfattning

Climate change is having many negative impacts worldwide. Increased rainfall caused by climate change has become a serious issue in the northern parts of the world. With more rainfall, a larger amount of brown-colored decaying plant material is transported from the land to oceans, making the seawater browner. The brown color reduces the amount of sunlight that penetrates into the seawater, which can decrease the growth of microscopic plant-like organisms called phytoplankton that rely on sunlight to grow. Phytoplankton are an important food source for ocean animals, such as tiny creatures called zooplankton. This study explored the effects of seawater browning on phytoplankton and zooplankton in the northern Baltic Sea.

Publicerad i

Frontiers for Young Minds
2024, volym: 12, artikelnummer: 1310250

SLU författare

• Lau, Danny C P

  • Institutionen för vatten och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Globala målen (SDG)

SDG14 Hav och marina resurser

UKÄ forskningsämne

Ekologi

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2024.1310250

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/131403