Shellfish Aquaculture Complements Nutrient Reduction in Mitigating Climate-Exacerbated Coastal Hypoxia.

ABSTRACT: Coastal hypoxia, driven by human-induced nutrient enrichment and global warming, significantly threatens marine ecosystems. While cutting land-derived nutrient sources has been proposed as the key solution, its effectiveness may be undermined by climate change, and costs may rise after addressing the easier targets. Evaluating various nutrient measures under future climate scenarios is critical but challenging due to inadequate projections for coastal processes. In this global context, we combine field measurements with a coast-resolved physical-biogeochemical model to assess the effectiveness of land-based and alternative mitigation strategies under near-term (2016-2045) and long-term (2071-2100) climate change scenarios in a representative estuary-shelf system. Our findings evidence that

SUBMITTER: Yu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12424163 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature