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Multiple stressor experiments are critical to determine how deoxygenation, warming, and acidification interact to impact marine life. Assessments should detail the effects of deoxygenation on human ...

Ocean sciences span the physics, chemistry, and biology of marine systems. The field encompasses ocean circulation, energy dissipation, marine biology, ecology, biogeochemical cycles, water mass ...