Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. X
Written by Ira-Adeline SIMIONOV, Ștefan-Mihai PETREA, Alina MOGODAN, Dragoş CRISTEA, Aurelia NICA, Mihaela NECULITA
The negative effects of global warming are well recognized globally by scientific communities and governments. Aquatic environments absorb approximately 93% of the excess heat generated by global warming. Aquatic ecosystems sustain fisheries and aquaculture, sectors which provide approximately 17% of animal protein for the global human population. It is imperative to identify the main challenges that will occur within these systems due to global warming, to mitigate the consequences. The aim of the present review is to describe the impact of global warming factors on aquatic ecosystems. The research articles revised within this paper are published in web of science core collection, with high impact factors. The main factors of global warming were identified as: increased water temperature, sea level rise and altered precipitation regime. Each factor was analysed and the influence on aquatic environments was described. The main conclusion of this paper is that global warming will disrupt fisheries and aquaculture activities, through degradation of aquatic ecosystems. Small-scale fishers and aquaculture earthen ponds will be most impacted, due to their geographical location and economic vulnerability.
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