Exploring Synergistic Inter Linkages
Among Three Ecological Issues
in the Aquatic Environment
Himangshu Dutta
Abstract Eutrophication and species invasion are formidable problems triggered by
the effects of anthropogenic activities in the aquatic environment. Several researchers
have highlighted the synergistic impact of climate change on specific aspects of the
two problems separately. There is a need of scientific literature that depicts all the
existing inter linkages simultaneously so that a complete understanding could be
developed. This would enable the development of appropriate mitigation measures;
especially in the present times when ecosystems are exposed to multiple environmental issues. The present review addresses this lacuna in the aquatic ecosystem
and is the first hand approach to simultaneously link climate change with eutrophication and species invasion. Statistical analysis revealed that such linkages play
an important role in magnifying the issues and should always be considered while
devising mitigation measures. Aquatic ecosystems can then be effectively conserved
and protected against the harmful effects of global change.
Keywords Aquatic ecosystem · Climate change · Eutrophication · Species
invasion
1 Introduction
Human activities exert a widespread influence on almost every major aquatic ecosystem in the world (Smith 2003). An important human-induced issue of the present
times is climate change (Dutta 2017). In the marine ecosystem, climate change exerts
profound consequences on individual performance, distribution and abundance. It
also affects abiotic variables (e.g. ocean chemistry and circulation) that have a complex interaction with biological processes (Harley et al. 2006). Freshwater species
are also highly vulnerable to climate change and have suffered from extinctions and
extirpations (Heino et al. 2009).
H. Dutta (B)
Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources, Institute for Social and Economic
Change, Bangalore, Karnataka 560072, India
e-mail: himangshu.dibru@gmail.com
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
N. Roy et al. (eds.), Socio-economic and Eco-biological Dimensions
in Resource use and Conservation, Environmental Science and Engineering,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32463-6_13
265
Among Three Ecological Issues
in the Aquatic Environment
Himangshu Dutta
Abstract Eutrophication and species invasion are formidable problems triggered by
the effects of anthropogenic activities in the aquatic environment. Several researchers
have highlighted the synergistic impact of climate change on specific aspects of the
two problems separately. There is a need of scientific literature that depicts all the
existing inter linkages simultaneously so that a complete understanding could be
developed. This would enable the development of appropriate mitigation measures;
especially in the present times when ecosystems are exposed to multiple environmental issues. The present review addresses this lacuna in the aquatic ecosystem
and is the first hand approach to simultaneously link climate change with eutrophication and species invasion. Statistical analysis revealed that such linkages play
an important role in magnifying the issues and should always be considered while
devising mitigation measures. Aquatic ecosystems can then be effectively conserved
and protected against the harmful effects of global change.
Keywords Aquatic ecosystem · Climate change · Eutrophication · Species
invasion
1 Introduction
Human activities exert a widespread influence on almost every major aquatic ecosystem in the world (Smith 2003). An important human-induced issue of the present
times is climate change (Dutta 2017). In the marine ecosystem, climate change exerts
profound consequences on individual performance, distribution and abundance. It
also affects abiotic variables (e.g. ocean chemistry and circulation) that have a complex interaction with biological processes (Harley et al. 2006). Freshwater species
are also highly vulnerable to climate change and have suffered from extinctions and
extirpations (Heino et al. 2009).
H. Dutta (B)
Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources, Institute for Social and Economic
Change, Bangalore, Karnataka 560072, India
e-mail: himangshu.dibru@gmail.com
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
N. Roy et al. (eds.), Socio-economic and Eco-biological Dimensions
in Resource use and Conservation, Environmental Science and Engineering,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32463-6_13
265