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Biogeochemistry and ecosystems of continental margins in the western North Pacific Ocean and their interactions and responses to external forcing – an overview and synthesis |
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K.-K. Liu, C.-K. Kang, T. Kobari, H. Liu, C. Rabouille, K. Fennel |
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Englisch
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1726-4170
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In: Biogeosciences ; 11, no. 23 ; Nr. 11, no. 23 (2014-12-12), S.7061-7075 |
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250117735
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/bg-11-7061-2014.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| In this special issue we examine the biogeochemical conditions and marine
ecosystems in the major marginal seas of the western North Pacific Ocean,
namely, the East China Sea, the Japan/East Sea to its north and the South
China Sea to its south. They are all subject to strong climate forcing as
well as anthropogenic impacts. On the one hand, continental margins in this
region are bordered by the world's most densely populated coastal
communities and receive tremendous amount of land-derived materials. On the
other hand, the Kuroshio, the strong western boundary current of the North
Pacific Ocean, which is modulated by climate oscillation, exerts strong
influences over all three marginal seas. Because these continental margins
sustain arguably some of the most productive marine ecosystems in the world,
changes in these stressed ecosystems may threaten the livelihood of a large population of humans. This special issue reports the latest observations of the
biogeochemical conditions and ecosystem functions in the three marginal
seas. The studies exemplify the many faceted ecosystem functions and
biogeochemical expressions, but they reveal only a few long-term trends
mainly due to lack of sufficiently long records of well-designed
observations. It is critical to develop and sustain time series observations
in order to detect biogeochemical changes and ecosystem responses in
continental margins and to attribute the causes for better management of the
environment and resources in these marginal seas. |
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