Publikation
Editorial: Climate Change and Light in Aquatic Ecosystems: Variability & Ecological Consequences
Jochen Wollschläger; Patrick J. Neale; Rebecca L. North; Maren Striebel; Oliver Zielinski
In: Frontiers in Marine Science (FMarS), Vol. 8, No. 688712, Pages 1-3, Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, 5/2021.
Zusammenfassung
Light is a key variable in nearly all ecosystems on Earth, both in the terrestrial and the aquatic domain. It shapes the ecological niche of organisms in various ways, either by providing visual information for orientation, predation, and reproduction (McFarland, 1986), or–most importantly–providing the energy for photosynthesis and thus primary production, which is eventually transferred to higher trophic levels. With the nine articles in this Research Topic, we aim to raise awareness on the importance of light for aquatic ecosystems, both freshwater and marine, as well as on present and future changes of light availability induced by climate change. As an introduction to the Research Topic, we provide herewith some background on how climate change affects the aquatic light environment and describe the specific themes covered in these articles.