Climate Variability and Marine Resources

Dear Colleagues,

The oceans constitute over 95% of the biosphere, covering 72% of Earth’s surface. They originated life and continue to support it by generating oxygen, recycling nutrients, absorbing CO2, and regulating the global climate and temperature. Marine organisms are also important sources of biomedical compounds. At present, a significant portion of the human population depends on the oceans and their resources. Thus, the use of ocean resources in a sustainable way is a key issue for a harmonic development.

On the other hand, societal development is putting at risk the resilience of marine ecosystems and the sustainability of their resources. Ocean warming, acidification (OA), and deoxygenation constitute some of the many drivers of change in the world’s global oceans today. Research on these and other related issues is important so that both new data and a synthesis of the work done so far will be available to guide new research and help with decision making. We invite you to collaborate in this Special Issue by presenting new research or a synthesis of available data in any area related to the global ocean and its ecology.

Dr. Helena Fortunato
Guest Editor

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• global ocean
• climate
• warming
• acidification
• deoxigenation
• biodiversity
• life cycles
• sustainable resources