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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Integral functions of marine vertebrates in the ocean carbon cycle and climate change mitigation
Angela Helen MartinGrace SabaEsben Moland OlsenHeidi C. Pearsonsubject
business.industryEnvironmental resource managementClimate changeVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Marinbiologi: 497Carbon sequestrationCarbon cycleEcosystem servicesClimate change mitigationGreenhouse gasSustainabilityMarine vertebrateEarth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)businessGeneral Environmental Sciencedescription
Summary In the last decade, the ocean has absorbed a quarter of the Earth’s greenhouse gas emissions through the carbon (C) cycle, a naturally occurring process. Aspects of the ocean C cycle are now being incorporated into climate change mitigation and adaptation plans. Currently, too little is known about marine vertebrate C functions for their inclusion in policies. Fortunately, marine vertebrate biology, behavior, and ecology through the lens of C and nutrient cycling and flux is an emerging area of research that is rich in existing data. This review uses literature and trusted data sources to describe marine vertebrate C interactions, provides quantification where possible, and highlights knowledge gaps. Implications of better understanding the integral functions of marine vertebrates in the ocean C cycle include the need for consideration of these functions both in policies on nature-based climate change mitigation and adaptation, and in management of marine vertebrate populations.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 | One Earth |