Publication Date:
2013-08-29
Description:
Little is known about the sensitivity of Antarctic krill, a key part of the food chain, to ocean acidification. A circumpolar risk map of krill hatching success is presented for projected ocean acidification levels. Important krill recruitment habitats are likely to become high-risk this century, with the possibility of collapse of the krill population by 2300 without mitigation of CO2 emissions. Nature Climate Change 3 843 doi: 10.1038/nclimate1937
Print ISSN:
1758-678X
Electronic ISSN:
1758-6798
Topics:
Geosciences
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