DEEP-SEA CORALS
Deep-Sea Coral Geochemistry and Climate: a Focus on the History of the Southern Ocean
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Organization address
address: TYNDALL AVENUE SENATE HOUSE contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Totale costo | 100˙000 € |
| EC contributo | 100˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) |
| Code Call | FP7-PEOPLE-2010-RG |
| Funding Scheme | MC-IRG |
| Anno di inizio | 2011 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2011-10-01 - 2015-09-30 |
Partecipanti
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UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Organization address
address: TYNDALL AVENUE SENATE HOUSE contact info |
UK (BRISTOL) | coordinator | 100˙000.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The Southern Ocean plays a crucial role in modulating global climate, and exhibits a sensitive response to perturbations. Today, some of the most obvious symptoms of changing climate, such as ice shelf melting and ocean temperature rise, are being observed in the Southern Ocean and coastal Antarctica. Leading hypotheses for the cause of the low atmospheric CO2 levels at the last glacial maximum include Southern Ocean processes such as enhanced biological productivity or stronger vertical stratification. Constraining the rates and amplitude of environmental change (on both millennial and decadal timescales) in the Southern Ocean is, therefore an important goal of climate science. This sensitivity of the Southern Ocean to climate perturbation means that the fauna that live there are likely to experience large changes in their environments. Carbonate organisms are at risk from ocean acidification, with deep-sea corals being a group that is likely to be particularly vulnerable. However, our understanding of how climate change may affect the distribution and health of cold-water corals is inadequate and improving this understanding is a pressing concern for conservation efforts. This project seeks to combine existing and novel geochemical approaches to optimize the use of deep-sea coral skeletons as archives of past Southern Ocean climate. The records produced during the reintegration period will provide data suited to testing hypotheses linking Southern Ocean circulation to global climate on timescales from decades to millennia and will provide unique insights into the history of deep-sea coral population dynamics.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Deep corals record past climatic change, justifying their collection and study. Using chemical and isotope information, an EU study is advancing a new understanding of the climatic and historical processes affecting corals of the deep.