Projected pH reductions by 2100 might put deep North Atlantic biodiversity at risk

Gehlen, M.; Séférian, R.; Jones, D. O. B.; Roy, T.; Roth, R.; Barry, J.; Bopp, L.; Doney, S. C.; Dunne, J. P.; Heinze, C.; Joos, F.; Orr, J. C.; Resplandy, L.; Segschneider, J.; Tjiputra, J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6955-2014

Articles | Volume 11, issue 23

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6955-2014

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6955-2014

© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 23

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11 Dec 2014

Research article |

| 11 Dec 2014

Projected pH reductions by 2100 might put deep North Atlantic biodiversity at risk

M. Gehlen, R. Séférian, D. O. B. Jones, T. Roy, R. Roth, J. Barry, L. Bopp, S. C. Doney, J. P. Dunne, C. Heinze, F. Joos, J. C. Orr, L. Resplandy, J. Segschneider, and J. Tjiputra

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RC C4483: 'review of bg-2014-260', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Aug 2014
- AC C5728: 'reply to Anonymous Referee #1', Marion Gehlen, 08 Oct 2014
RC C5040: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Sep 2014
AC C5737: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #2', Marion Gehlen, 08 Oct 2014

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ED: Publish as is (03 Nov 2014) by Gerhard Herndl

AR by Marion Gehlen on behalf of the Authors (04 Nov 2014)

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This study evaluates potential impacts of pH reductions on North Atlantic deep-sea ecosystems in response to latest IPCC scenarios.Multi-model projections of pH changes over the seafloor are analysed with reference to a critical threshold based on palaeo-oceanographic studies, contemporary observations and model results. By 2100 under the most severe IPCC CO2 scenario, pH reductions occur over ~23% of deep-sea canyons and ~8% of seamounts – including seamounts proposed as marine protected areas.