在高二氧化碳海洋中提高生物碳消耗
U Riebesell1, K G Schulz, R G J Bellerby
1Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences, IFM-GEOMAR, 24105 Kiel, Germany. uriebesell@ifm-geomar.de
Nature
|November 13, 2007
概括
由于二氧化碳 (CO2) 水平的上升,海洋酸化增加了浮游生物群落的碳消耗. 这种增加的吸收影响碳比和有机碳损失,影响海洋生态系统.
科学领域:
- 海洋生物学 海洋生物学
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 生物地质化学生物地质化学
背景情况:
- 海洋吸收大量大气中的二氧化碳 (CO2),导致海洋酸化和减少碳酸盐和.
- 预计二氧化碳的增加威胁到海洋生物,特别是化生物,其生态系统层面的后果基本上是未知的.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究二氧化碳 (CO2) 增加对浮游生物群落溶解无机碳消耗的影响.
- 为了确定二氧化碳水平的变化如何影响海洋浮游生物的营养吸收和碳-石度.
主要方法:
- 利用中宇宙封闭物来维持自然浮游生物群落在不同的CO2部分压力 (350,700,1,050微原子) 下.
- 在中宇宙中监测溶解的无机碳消耗和营养吸收.
- 分析了碳对吸收和有机碳损失的石化学.
主要成果:
- 浮游生物群落的溶解无机碳消耗随着二氧化碳水平的上升而增加,在较高度下高达39%.
- 不同的二氧化碳处理过程中,营养素的吸收保持不变.
- 碳:吸收比率随着二氧化碳的增加而显著增加,超过了Redfield比率,表明有机碳损失更大.
结论:
- 浮游生物群体在高二氧化碳条件下表现出增强的碳消耗.
- 增加的二氧化碳会改变海洋碳循环,对生态系统结构和功能产生潜在影响.
- 海洋中的生物驱动反在全球碳循环和气候变化中起着至关重要的作用.
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