Interaction between pollution and climate change augments ecological risk to a coastal ecosystem
Pollution and climate change are among the most challenging issues for countries with developing economies, but we know little about the ecological risks that result when these pressures occur together. We explored direct effects of, and interactions between, environmental pollution and climate chan...
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| author | Yonglong Lu Ruoshi Wang Yajuan Shi Chao Su Jingjing Yuan Andrew C. Johnson Alan Jenkins Robert C. Ferrier Deliang Chen Hanqin Tian Jerry Melillo Shuai Song Aaron M. Ellison |
| author_facet | Yonglong Lu Ruoshi Wang Yajuan Shi Chao Su Jingjing Yuan Andrew C. Johnson Alan Jenkins Robert C. Ferrier Deliang Chen Hanqin Tian Jerry Melillo Shuai Song Aaron M. Ellison |
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| description | Pollution and climate change are among the most challenging issues for countries with developing economies, but we know little about the ecological risks that result when these pressures occur together. We explored direct effects of, and interactions between, environmental pollution and climate change on ecosystem health in the Bohai Sea region of Northern China. We developed an integrated approach to assess ecological risks to this region under four scenarios of climate change. Although ecological risks to the system from pollution alone have been declining, interactions between pollution and climate change have enhanced ecological risks to this coastal/marine ecosystem. Our results suggest that current policies focused strictly on pollution control alone should be changed to take into account the interactive effects of climate change so as to better forecast and manage potential ecological risks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8dc256d44bd4742855d5b52ce649f182023-09-02T06:07:09ZengAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Ecosystem Health and Sustainability2096-41292332-88782018-07-014716116810.1080/20964129.2018.15004281500428Interaction between pollution and climate change augments ecological risk to a coastal ecosystemYonglong Lu0Ruoshi Wang1Yajuan Shi2Chao Su3Jingjing Yuan4Andrew C. Johnson5Alan Jenkins6Robert C. Ferrier7Deliang Chen8Hanqin Tian9Jerry Melillo10Shuai Song11Aaron M. Ellison12Chinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesCentre for Ecology and HydrologyCentre for Ecology and HydrologyJames Hutton InstituteUniversity of GothenburgAuburn UniversityMarine Biological LaboratoryChinese Academy of SciencesHarvard UniversityPollution and climate change are among the most challenging issues for countries with developing economies, but we know little about the ecological risks that result when these pressures occur together. We explored direct effects of, and interactions between, environmental pollution and climate change on ecosystem health in the Bohai Sea region of Northern China. We developed an integrated approach to assess ecological risks to this region under four scenarios of climate change. Although ecological risks to the system from pollution alone have been declining, interactions between pollution and climate change have enhanced ecological risks to this coastal/marine ecosystem. Our results suggest that current policies focused strictly on pollution control alone should be changed to take into account the interactive effects of climate change so as to better forecast and manage potential ecological risks.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20964129.2018.1500428Climate changeenvironmental pollutionenvironmental risk stressorsintegrated ecological riskcoastal ecosystem |
| spellingShingle | Yonglong Lu Ruoshi Wang Yajuan Shi Chao Su Jingjing Yuan Andrew C. Johnson Alan Jenkins Robert C. Ferrier Deliang Chen Hanqin Tian Jerry Melillo Shuai Song Aaron M. Ellison Interaction between pollution and climate change augments ecological risk to a coastal ecosystem Ecosystem Health and Sustainability Climate change environmental pollution environmental risk stressors integrated ecological risk coastal ecosystem |
| title | Interaction between pollution and climate change augments ecological risk to a coastal ecosystem |
| title_full | Interaction between pollution and climate change augments ecological risk to a coastal ecosystem |
| title_fullStr | Interaction between pollution and climate change augments ecological risk to a coastal ecosystem |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interaction between pollution and climate change augments ecological risk to a coastal ecosystem |
| title_short | Interaction between pollution and climate change augments ecological risk to a coastal ecosystem |
| title_sort | interaction between pollution and climate change augments ecological risk to a coastal ecosystem |
| topic | Climate change environmental pollution environmental risk stressors integrated ecological risk coastal ecosystem |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20964129.2018.1500428 |
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