Open AccessClimate change effects on European seas and coasts
Author(s) -
Zielinski Sarah
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2007eo110006
Subject(s) - climate change , greenhouse gas , environmental science , environmental resource management , marine research , range (aeronautics) , european community , foundation (evidence) , oceanography , environmental planning , geography , engineering , business , geology , archaeology , international trade , aerospace engineering
Greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere are likely to have persistent impacts in a range of areas, including on seas and coasts. A new report from a working group of the European Science Foundation's Marine Board has documented existing knowledge about climate change and its potential impacts on European seas and coasts. The report also makes several recommendations for future monitoring. These include a call for the research community to better predict and identify the nature and rate of the consequences of climate change on the marine environment, including marine organisms, as well as potential feedback mechanisms. The report also identifies future monitoring, modeling, and research needs.