Blue carbon ecosystems in Brazil: Overview and an urgent call for conservation and restoration

MO Soares, LEA Bezerra, M Copertino… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In this article, we discuss knowledge and gaps regarding blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs) in
Brazil, considering the urgency to apply protection actions and policies to safeguard their …

[HTML][HTML] The role of algal blooms and community respiration in controlling the temporal and spatial dynamics of hypoxia and acidification in eutrophic estuaries

RB Wallace, CJ Gobler - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
While hypoxia and acidification can be common occurrences in eutrophic coastal zones, the
precise, coupled temporal and spatial dynamics of these conditions are poorly described …

Greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 and CH4) and inorganic carbon behavior in an urban highly polluted tropical coastal lagoon (SE, Brazil)

LC Cotovicz, RP Ribeiro, CR Régis… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Increasing eutrophication of coastal waters generates disturbances in greenhouse gas
(GHG) concentrations and emissions to the atmosphere that are still poorly documented …

Sources and sinks of dissolved inorganic carbon in an urban tropical coastal bay revealed by δ13C-DIC signals

LC Cotovicz Jr, BA Knoppers, L Deirmendjian… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), its stable isotope composition (δ 13 C-DIC) and ancillary
parameters of the water column were investigated in a eutrophic tropical marine-dominated …

Eutrophication amplifies the diel variability of carbonate chemistry in an equatorial, semi-arid, and negative estuary

LC Cotovicz Jr, RV Marins… - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This study presents high-resolution data on diel variations of carbonate chemistry in a semi-
arid estuary (Jaguaribe River) in NE Brazil, which has witnessed decreasing annual rainfall …

Seawater acidification and anthropogenic carbon distribution on the continental shelf and slope of the western South Atlantic Ocean

M de Carvalho-Borges, IBM Orselli… - Journal of Marine …, 2018 - Elsevier
Increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) concentrations since the beginning of the
Industrial Revolution have led to increases in the flux of CO 2 into the oceans. A large …

Future intensification of summer hypoxia in the tidal Garonne River (SW France) simulated by a coupled hydro sedimentary-biogeochemical model

K Lajaunie-Salla, A Sottolichio, S Schmidt… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Projections for the next 50 years predict a widespread distribution of hypoxic zones in the
open and coastal ocean due to environmental and global changes. The Tidal Garonne River …

Nutrient recovery in wastewater treatment plants: Comparative assessment of different technological options for the metropolitan region of Buenos Aires

AS Sánchez, G Martins - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
In the metropolitan region of Buenos Aires, the load of nutrients discharged to urban rivers
and shores is producing a severe eutrophication problem in the estuary of La Plata River …

Increase in marginal sea alkalinity may impact air–sea carbon dioxide exchange and buffer acidification

LC Cotovicz Jr, B Cahill… - Limnology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Total alkalinity (TA) has increased in the Baltic Sea, with implications for atmospheric CO2‐
induced acidification and CO2 uptake. We compiled extensive data of TA in surface waters …

Mechanisms controlling acidification resilience in the Yangtze River estuary: An index from buffering capacity

Q Liu, J Wang, Y Miao, D Li, B Wang, H Jin, J Chen - Marine Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Ocean acidification poses a substantial threat to global marine ecosystems, estuaries are
more vulnerable to ocean acidification compared to open oceans due to their weaker …