Oceans and the Atmospheric Carbon Content

Oceans and the Atmospheric Carbon Content, presents an interdisciplinary overview of the role of the oceans as a carbon sink and its relation with climate change. §This volume discusses topics such as: climate variability, based on high-resolution pollen analysis; the potential impact of carbon dioxide from large metropolitan areas over the adjacent coastal zones and the importance of having high resolution atmospheric CO2 data; present- day CO2 fluxes in the coastal ocean and their potential feedbacks under global climate change; phytoplankton community responses to climate change with emphasis on decreasing pH trends in sea water and its ecological effects; pH decrease and its effects on sea-water chemistry from a ten year time-series; the effects of acidification on metal bioaccumulation; the effects of increasing temperatures and ocean acidification on contaminant dynamics and availability to biota; the prevention of potential environmental impacts related to the geological sequestration of CO2. §An updated synthesis of current concerns related to global change trends in the oceans with a strong emphasis on acidification and driving our attention to the coastal oceans and to potential problems related with CO2 sequestration technology.