Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN)
Publication Year:
2016
Publication Place
Gland, Switzerland
Physical Description:
460p. : ill. (col.) ; 29cm.
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
41107
Legacy PEIN ID:
81191
General Notes
Online only
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Ocean warming - Marine impacts
Marine ecosystems - Warming seas
Abstract
Ocean warming may well turn out to be the greatest hidden challenge of our generation. Whilst some may be aware of the challenges a warming ocean presents to coral reefs, few know about the other consequences this holds for the ocean. Ocean acidification emerged as a new story around 2004, with problems already being encountered due to changes in ocean chemistry, and yet add ocean warming and there is a far bigger story to tell. In this report, we assess the scale of the challenge and explore this issue from a range of different perspectives oceanography, ecosystems and species. We also look at the impacts ocean warming might have on the every-day benefits we derive from the ocean its goods and services. This is a very timely report. We know the ocean is warming. Until very recently, the debate on climate change has focused on specific themes such as land surface temperatures, melting ice caps in Greenland and Polar Regions, and shrinking glaciers in mountain ranges. It has only occasionally mentioned the ocean. When the ocean was included, the issues discussed generally related to dramatic changes to coral reefs, as we have seen in 2016 when water temperature rises turning beautifully-coloured reefs a ghostly white from bleaching.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN)
Publication Year:
2016
Publication Place
Gland, Switzerland
Physical Description:
460p. : ill. (col.) ; 29cm.
Call Number
[EL]
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
41107
Legacy PEIN ID:
81191
General Notes
Online only
Record Created: 16-Feb-2017
Record Modified: 17-Dec-2020