Enhanced transfer of organic matter to higher trophic levels caused by ocean acidification and its implications for export production: A mass balance approach.

Ongoing acidification of the ocean through uptake of anthropogenic CO2 is known to affect marine biota and ecosystems with largely unknown consequences for marine food webs. Changes in food web structure have the potential to alter trophic transfer, partitioning, and biogeochemical cycling of elemen...

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Main Authors: Tim Boxhammer, Jan Taucher, Lennart T Bach, Eric P Achterberg, María Algueró-Muñiz, Jessica Bellworthy, Jan Czerny, Mario Esposito, Mathias Haunost, Dana Hellemann, Andrea Ludwig, Jaw C Yong, Maren Zark, Ulf Riebesell, Leif G Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5969766?pdf=render