Today, almost all marine habitats are currently under the siege of the anthropogenic induced climate change but, certainly, the coastal ecosystem constitutes one of the most markedly forced by human and climate drivers. Coastal habitats are characterized by highly dynamic variations of the environmental parameters paralleled by massive energy fluxes. These variations can be cyclical and stochastic and can be acutely exacerbated by the impact of climate change and the synergistic effect of different drivers are likely to disrupt community interactions and equilibria. Particularly, organismal physiology is the proximate aspect to be acutely affected by anomalous climatic events and a deep understanding of the effect of single and multiple stressors on individual homeostasis and response becomes pivotal to size the magnitude of environmental changes and forecast long term consequences.
With this collection we intend to depict the state of the art of the knowledge of the effect of climate change on coastal habitats and to summarize the resistance and resilience of marine communities with a specific focus on their physiology. We invite submission of research studies and perspectives able to disentangle the effect of single and the complexity of interaction of multiple drivers on the physiological responses of individual or multiple marine species. Studies addressing well known environmental stressors such as ocean warming, acidification, and deoxygenation as well those able to pioneer emergent drivers are welcomed. Particularly, we encourage the submission of contributions able to depict comparisons across latitudes, taxa and life stages in order to move toward a multilevel comprehension of the vulnerability and resilience of aquatic organisms to climate change. Physiological studies at all level of biological organization, from prokaryotic communities and primary producers to marine animals are equally favorably received.
This Research Topic is part of the Impact of Climate Change series. As per Frontier’s commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) Publishers Compact, we use our platform to help inform, develop, and inspire action that aligns with the 17 UN SDGs. This topic supports SDG 3 Good Health and Well Being, SDG 13 Climate Action and SDG 14 Life under Water.
Today, almost all marine habitats are currently under the siege of the anthropogenic induced climate change but, certainly, the coastal ecosystem constitutes one of the most markedly forced by human and climate drivers. Coastal habitats are characterized by highly dynamic variations of the environmental parameters paralleled by massive energy fluxes. These variations can be cyclical and stochastic and can be acutely exacerbated by the impact of climate change and the synergistic effect of different drivers are likely to disrupt community interactions and equilibria. Particularly, organismal physiology is the proximate aspect to be acutely affected by anomalous climatic events and a deep understanding of the effect of single and multiple stressors on individual homeostasis and response becomes pivotal to size the magnitude of environmental changes and forecast long term consequences.
With this collection we intend to depict the state of the art of the knowledge of the effect of climate change on coastal habitats and to summarize the resistance and resilience of marine communities with a specific focus on their physiology. We invite submission of research studies and perspectives able to disentangle the effect of single and the complexity of interaction of multiple drivers on the physiological responses of individual or multiple marine species. Studies addressing well known environmental stressors such as ocean warming, acidification, and deoxygenation as well those able to pioneer emergent drivers are welcomed. Particularly, we encourage the submission of contributions able to depict comparisons across latitudes, taxa and life stages in order to move toward a multilevel comprehension of the vulnerability and resilience of aquatic organisms to climate change. Physiological studies at all level of biological organization, from prokaryotic communities and primary producers to marine animals are equally favorably received.
This Research Topic is part of the Impact of Climate Change series. As per Frontier’s commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) Publishers Compact, we use our platform to help inform, develop, and inspire action that aligns with the 17 UN SDGs. This topic supports SDG 3 Good Health and Well Being, SDG 13 Climate Action and SDG 14 Life under Water.
