| Thursday, February 23, 2012
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Climate change will affect acidification and recovery
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| Future trends in recovery from acidification may be influenced by a number of factors that are independent of emissions of acidifying components. In particular, climate change–in the form of increasing drought frequency and higher precipitation extremes, more frequent storms (and consequently more sea salt deposition) and higher temperatures–may significantly influence the behaviour of both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Long-term data series show seasalt episodes setting back biological recovery several years. The extent of N retention in a warmer climate, and consequently the future influence of N on surface water acidification, represents a key uncertainty in recovery from acidification. |
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Read more about climate change on acidification and recovery at the website of the EU project Euro-limpacs. |
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Copyright 2007 by ICP Waters
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