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Annual Review of Marine Science

Volume 13, 2021

Natural and Anthropogenic Drivers of Acidification in Large Estuaries

Abstract

Oceanic uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO) from the atmosphere has changed ocean biogeochemistry and threatened the health of organisms through a process known as ocean acidification (OA). Such large-scale changes affect ecosystem functions and can have impacts on societal uses, fisheries resources, and economies. In many large estuaries, anthropogenic CO-induced acidification is enhanced by strong stratification, long water residence times, eutrophication, and a weak acid–base buffer capacity. In this article, we review how a variety of processes influence aquatic acid–base properties in estuarine waters, including coastal upwelling, river–ocean mixing, air–water gas exchange, biological production and subsequent aerobic and anaerobic respiration, calcium carbonate (CaCO) dissolution, and benthic inputs. We emphasize the spatial and temporal dynamics of partial pressure of CO (CO), pH, and calcium carbonate mineral saturation states. Examples from three large estuaries—Chesapeake Bay, the Salish Sea, and Prince William Sound—are used to illustrate how natural and anthropogenic processes and climate change may manifest differently across estuaries, as well as the biological implications of OA on coastal calcifiers.

Keyword(s): acidification sensitivity, buffer factors, carbon cycle, estuarine biogeochemistry, future changes of carbonate chemistry, maximum estuarine acidification zone, OA, OA impacts on coastal calcifiers, ocean acidification
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