Table 2.
The change in DHA, ∆MDHA (tonnes year−1, in bold) and percentage change at 5 and 95% confidence limits, from the base case to year 2100 according to the IPCC representative climate pathways
| RCP 2.6 | RCP 4.5 | RCP 6.0 | RCP 8.5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHA | 5% | 95% | DHA | 5% | 95% | DHA | 5% | 95% | DHA | 5% | 95% | |
| Freshwater | 7.0 | 1.2 | 42 | 28 | 4.7 | 170 | 39 | 6.7 | 240 | 73 | 12 | 440 |
| Marine | 25 | 6.4 | 120 | 58 | 15 | 260 | 76 | 20 | 340 | 130 | 34 | 560 |
| Total | 34 | 8.7 | 160 | 90 | 23 | 410 | 122 | 31 | 560 | 210 | 55 | 970 |
| Proportional decrease | 9.2% | 8.2% | 11% | 25% | 22% | 29% | 33% | 30% | 40% | 58% | 52% | 68% |