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Lutz V, Chidiak M, Frouin R, Negri R, Dogliotti AI, Santamaria-Del-Angel E, Berghoff CF, Rojas J, Filipello C, Astor Y, Segura V, Gonzalez-Silvera A, Escudero L, Ledesma J, Ueyoshi K, Silva RI, Ruiz MG, Cozzolino E, Allega L, Tan J, Kampel M. Regulation of CO 2 by the sea in areas around Latin America in a context of climate change. Environ Monit Assess 2023; 195:417. [PMID: 36807829 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-10997-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Anthropogenic activities are increasing the atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2); around a third of the CO2 emitted by these activities has been taken up by the ocean. Nevertheless, this marine ecosystem service of regulation remains largely invisible to society, and not enough is known about regional differences and trends in sea-air CO2 fluxes (FCO2), especially in the Southern Hemisphere. The objectives of this work were as follows: first to put values of FCO2 integrated over the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of five Latin-American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela) into perspective regarding total country-level greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. Second, to assess the variability of two main biological factors affecting FCO2 at marine ecological time series (METS) in these areas. FCO2 over the EEZs were estimated using the NEMO model, and GHG emissions were taken from reports to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. For each METS, the variability in phytoplankton biomass (indexed by chlorophyll-a concentration, Chla) and abundance of different cell sizes (phy-size) were analyzed at two time periods (2000-2015 and 2007-2015). Estimates of FCO2 at the analyzed EEZs showed high variability among each other and non-negligible values in the context of greenhouse gas emissions. The trends observed at the METS indicated, in some cases, an increase in Chla (e.g., EPEA-Argentina) and a decrease in others (e.g., IMARPE-Peru). Evidence of increasing populations of small size-phytoplankton was observed (e.g., EPEA-Argentina, Ensenada-Mexico), which would affect the carbon export to the deep ocean. These results highlight the relevance of ocean health and its ecosystem service of regulation when discussing carbon net emissions and budgets.
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Affiliation(s)
- V Lutz
- CONICET-INIDEP, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1120AAQ, Buenos Aires, Argentina
| | - R Frouin
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 8810 Shellback Way, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, 92037, USA
| | - R Negri
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
| | - A I Dogliotti
- Instituto de Astronomía Y Física del Espacio (IAFE), Pabellón IAFE, CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1428ZAA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto Franco-Argentino Para El Estudio del Clima Y Sus Impactos (UMI-IFAECI, CNRSCONICET-UBA), C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
| | - E Santamaria-Del-Angel
- Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, 22860, Ensenada, México
| | - C F Berghoff
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
| | - J Rojas
- Fundación La Salle de Ciencias Naturales Campus Margarita (EDIMAR), Isla Margarita, Venezuela
| | - C Filipello
- Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1120AAQ, Buenos Aires, Argentina
| | - Y Astor
- Fundación La Salle de Ciencias Naturales Campus Margarita (EDIMAR), Isla Margarita, Venezuela
| | - V Segura
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
| | - A Gonzalez-Silvera
- Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, 22860, Ensenada, México
| | - L Escudero
- Instituto del Mar del Perú, 07021, Callao, Perú
| | - J Ledesma
- Instituto del Mar del Perú, 07021, Callao, Perú
| | - K Ueyoshi
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 8810 Shellback Way, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, 92037, USA
| | - R I Silva
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
| | - M G Ruiz
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
| | - E Cozzolino
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
| | - L Allega
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
| | - J Tan
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 8810 Shellback Way, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, 92037, USA
| | - M Kampel
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Sao Jose Dos Campos, 12227-010, Brazil
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