Key messages
- Oceans are key to the climate system’s carbon, heat and freshwater cycles.
- Oceans are changing, and further physical, chemical and biological changes are projected for Australian waters this century.
- Ocean warming, acidification, deoxygenation and sea-level rise have important implications for marine ecosystems and the ocean services on which humans depend.
- Climate models are essential tools for exploring mitigation options and integrating climate predictions with human systems such as agriculture and fisheries.
Matear R., Hobday A. & Chamberlain M., 2017. Ocean changes to come. In: Mapstone B. D. (Ed.), Oceans: science and solutions for Australia, pp. 169-178. CSIRO Publishing. Report.
