A global assessment of the vulnerability of shellfish aquaculture to climate change and ocean acidification.

ABSTRACT: Human-induced climate change and ocean acidification (CC-OA) is changing the physical and biological processes occurring within the marine environment, with poorly understood implications for marine life. Within the aquaculture sector, molluskan culture is a relatively benign method of producing a high-quality, healthy, and sustainable protein source for the expanding human population. We modeled the vulnerability of global bivalve mariculture to impacts of CC-OA over the period 2020-2100, under RCP8.5. Vulnerability, assessed at the national level, was dependent on CC-OA-related exposure, taxon-specific sensitivity and adaptive capacity in the sector. Exposure risk increased over time from 2020 to 2100, with ten nations predicted to experience very high exposure to CC-OA in at least one d

SUBMITTER: Stewart-Sinclair PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7141013 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature