Biogeochemistry and ecosystems of continental margins in the western North Pacific Ocean and their interactions and responses to external forcing &ndash; an overview and synthesis

Liu, K.-K.; Kang, C.-K.; Kobari, T.; Liu, H.; Rabouille, C.; Fennel, K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-7061-2014

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12 Dec 2014

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| 12 Dec 2014

Biogeochemistry and ecosystems of continental margins in the western North Pacific Ocean and their interactions and responses to external forcing – an overview and synthesis

K.-K. Liu, C.-K. Kang, T. Kobari, H. Liu, C. Rabouille, and K. Fennel

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RC C4445: 'Review on 'Biogeochemistry and ecosystems of continental margins in the western North Pacific Ocean and their interactions and responses to external forcing – an overview and synthesis' by Liu et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Aug 2014
- AC C4848: 'Responses to Anonymous Referee #1’s Interactive comment on “Biogeochemistry and ecosystems of continental margins in the western North Pacific Ocean and their interactions and responses to external forcing – an overview and synthesis” by K.-K. Liu', Kon-Kee Liu, 02 Sep 2014
RC C4777: 'Review of “Biogeochemistry and ecosystems of continental margins in the western North Pacific Ocean and under their interactions and responses to external forcing-an overview and synthesis” authored by Liu and others.', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Aug 2014
- AC C4849: 'Responses to Anonymous Referee #2’s Interactive comment on “Biogeochemistry and ecosystems of continental margins in the western North Pacific Ocean and their interactions and responses to external forcing – an overview and synthesis” by K.-K. Liu', Kon-Kee Liu, 02 Sep 2014
RC C5222: 'Comments on "Biogeochemistry and ecosystems of continental margins in the western North Pacific Ocean and their interactions and responses to external forcing – an overview and synthesis" by K.-K. Liu et al.', Dong-Jin Kang, 18 Sep 2014
- AC C5524: 'Reply to Comments of Referee #3, Dr. D.-J. Kang', Kon-Kee Liu, 29 Sep 2014

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AR by Kon-Kee Liu on behalf of the Authors (10 Nov 2014) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (10 Nov 2014) by Chang-Keun Kang

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This paper provides background info on the East China Sea, Japan/East Sea and South China Sea and highlights major findings in the special issue on their biogeochemical conditions and ecosystem functions. The three seas are subject to strong impacts from human activities and/or climate forcing. 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 human population.