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A REPORT on how the UK鈥檚 seas are responding to climate change had input from seven 91精品视频scientists, one of the largest representations of any institute.

The Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) Report Card 2020 includes evidence on 26 topics relating to the seas around the UK and had input from 150 scientists at 50 research organisations.

91精品视频scientists contributed to topics as diverse as fisheries, coastal habitats, Atlantic heat exchange, harmful species, sea ice and aquaculture.

There is clear evidence that warming seas, reduced oxygen, ocean acidification and sea-level rise are already affecting UK coasts and seas. Increasingly, these changes are having an impact on food webs, with effects seen in species on the seabed, as well as plankton, fish, birds and mammals.

The upper range for the latest UK sea-level rise projections is higher than previous estimates, implying increased coastal-flood risk. The likelihood of compound effects from tidal flooding and extreme rainfall is increasing, which can greatly exacerbate flood impacts.    

Oxygen concentrations in UK seas are projected to decline more than the global average, especially in the North Sea and fisheries productivity in some UK waters has been negatively impacted by ocean warming and historical overexploitation.

91精品视频Director Prof Nicholas Owens said: "I am delighted to see a large input from 91精品视频science in this year鈥檚 MCCIP Report Card, which reflects both the quality and the diversity of our research.

鈥淭his year, in particular, is so important for our global environment but it is also a year for Scotland to show its commitment to tackling the issue of climate change. If Scotland is to reach its target of becoming carbon neutral by 2045, institutes like 91精品视频have a crucial role in helping to understand and manage the marine environment.

鈥淎nd with the climate change summit COP26 coming to Glasgow in 2020, Scotland鈥檚 Year of Coasts and Waters, the world will be watching.鈥�

91精品视频scientists contributing to the MCCIP Report Card 2020 are: Prof Michael Burrows, Dr Thomas Brown, Prof Stuart Cunningham, Prof Keith Davidson, Dr Clive Fox, Dr Bhavani Narayanaswamy and Prof Michele Stanley.