Effects of global change on key processes of primary production in marine ecosystems

doi:10.17521/cjpe.2019.0313

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Since the industrial revolution, marine ecosystems have faced unprecedented stress caused by increasing temperature and atmospheric CO₂ concentration as a result of anthropogenic activities. In this review, we analyzed the domestic and international research status about impacts of global change on marine ecosystems by bibliometrics, briefly introduced the history of the research on marine ecosystems under global change, and reviewed the main progress in studies about the effects of global change on key processes of marine primary production, focusing on the impacts of ocean warming, ocean acidification, and eutrophication and hypoxia. We also summarized the major issues in current studies and proposed future research directions in the field.

Key words: marine ecosystem, primary production process, ocean warming, ocean acidification, eutrophication and hypoxia

YE You-Ting, SHI Da-Lin. Effects of global change on key processes of primary production in marine ecosystems[J]. Chin J Plant Ecol, 2020, 44(5): 575-582.

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Fig. 1 Number of SCI papers published between 1981 and 2018 related to “the impacts of global change on marine ecosystems”. Database: Web of Science; Key words: TI = ((climate AND change) AND (marine OR ocean OR coast OR sea OR estuary)) or TI = ((global AND warming) AND (marine OR ocean OR coast OR sea OR estuary)) or TI = ((ocean AND acidification) AND (marine OR ocean OR coast OR sea OR estuary)) or TI = ((eutrophication AND hypoxia) AND (marine OR ocean OR coast OR sea OR estuary)).

Fig. 2 Top 10 countries for SCI papers published between 1981 and 2018 related to “the impacts of global change on marine ecosystems”.

Fig. 3 Number of SCI papers published between 1981 and 2018 related to “the impacts of ocean warming, ocean acidification and eutrophication and hypoxia on marine ecosystems”. A, Development trend of internation. B, Development trend of China. Database: Web of Science; Key wards: TI = (climate AND warming) AND (marine OR ocean OR coast OR sea OR estuary), or TI = (global AND warming) AND (marine OR ocean OR coast OR sea OR estuary); TI = (ocean AND acidification) AND (marine OR ocean OR coast OR sea OR estuary); TI = Eutrophication* AND (marine OR ocean OR coast OR sea OR estuary), or TI = Hypoxia* AND (marine OR ocean OR coast OR sea OR estuary)) , or TI = Deoxygenation* AND (marine OR ocean OR coast OR sea OR estuary).

Fig. 4 Top 10 countries for SCI papers published between 1981 and 2018 related to “the impacts of ocean warming, ocean acidification and eutrophication and hypoxia on marine ecosystems”.

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