Climate change is altering the ocean at an alarming pace. This is nothing new. A new study, however, published in the journal One Earth and conducted by experts at the Oregon State University, has found out more about climate change impact on the oceans and has found concrete examples about how marine environments could look like in the near future.
The study on climate change impact found that biogeochemical ocean conditions fundamentally link with climate change and that this will lead to new conditions in very large marine protected areas ultimately exacerbating the need for different MPA management.
Novel conditions will be found in up to 97 per cent of very large marine protected areas. According to the study, new pH conditions will be seen as soon as 2030, while novel ocean environment conditions will be seen by 44.9 per cent of the ocean by 2060 and up to 87 per cent by 2100. 60 to 87 per cent of the ocean is expected to see various biological and chemical changes by 2060, including higher acidity levels, higher water temperatures and changing oxygen levels.
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