The Ocean as a Solution to Climate Change: Five Opportunities for Action
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Ken Caldeira, Thierry Chopin, Steve Gaines, Peter Haugan, Mark Hemer, Jennifer Howard, Manaswita Konar, Dorte Krause-Jensen, Catherine E. Lovelock, Elizabeth Lindstad, Mark Michelin, Finn Gunnar Nielsen, Eliza Northrop, Robert W. R. Parker, Joyashree Roy, Tristan Smith, Shreya Some, Peter Tyedmers
Abstract
Abstract The ocean is a dominant feature of our planet, covering 70% of its surface and driving its climate and biosphere. The ocean sustains life on earth and yet is in peril from climate change.
Topics & Concepts
BiosphereClimate changeAction (physics)Earth (classical element)PlanetEnvironmental scienceClimatologyGeographyOceanographyEarth scienceGeologyEcologyBiologyMathematical physicsQuantum mechanicsPhysicsAstrophysicsCoastal and Marine ManagementMarine and fisheries researchCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies