Release Date: 2024-05-31

The Impact of Climate Change on Benthic Ecosystems: a Perspective

Senem Caglar (Author), Aysegul Mulayim (Author)

Release Date: 2024-05-31

The formation of the oceans has been critical for the origin of life on Earth because it regulates the climate and provides optimal conditions for life. However human-caused climate change, particularly since the Industrial Revolution, has caused dramatic changes in terrestrial, coastal, and marine ecosystems. Increasing global temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions are causing melting [...]

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    Published inEcological Dynamics in the Face of Climate Change
    First Page105
    Last Page118
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.69860/nobel.9786053359258.7
    Page Count14
    Copyright HolderNobel Tıp Kitabevleri
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    The formation of the oceans has been critical for the origin of life on Earth because it regulates the climate and provides optimal conditions for life. However human-caused climate change, particularly since the Industrial Revolution, has caused dramatic changes in terrestrial, coastal, and marine ecosystems. Increasing global temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions are causing melting glaciers, increasing sea levels, changing marine chemistry and ocean acidification. These changes affect the distribution and survival of marine organisms, particularly those in the benthic ecosystem. Benthic organisms play an important role in nutrient cycling and carbon uptake. The effects of climate change, including temperature increases and ocean acidification, have an impact on their physiology, reproduction, and biodiversity. In conclusion, biogeochemical cycles and, as species try to adapt, shifts in their distribution and the occurrence of invasive species change marine community structures, further exacerbating ecological instability.

    Aysegul Mulayim (Author)
    Professor, Istanbul Universty
    https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9124-3195
    3Ayşegül Mülayim is a Professor in the Biology Department’s Hydrobiology Division at Istanbul University. She earned her BSc in the Biology Department at Ege University, İzmir, and pursued her Ph.D. at Istanbul University’s Institute of Sciences Programme of Hydrobiology. In 2010, she earned her doctorate. She focuses on the following research areas: Crustacea, Zoobenthos, Benthic Ecology, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Ecology, Metal Accumulation, and Microplastics in the Marine Environment. The Taxonomy and Ecology of Amphipoda and Peracarida are her primary research interests.

    Senem Caglar (Author)
    Assistant Professor, Istanbul Universty
    https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5882-9020
    3Dr. Senem ÇAĞLAR is an Assistant Professor in the Hydrobiology Division, Department of Biology at Istanbul University. She obtained her doctorate at Istanbul University in 2015. Her primary research focuses on the taxonomy of marine invertebrates, particularly molluscs, marine biodiversity, benthic ecological quality, marine ecology and molecular ecology.uality, marine ecology and molecular ecology.

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