• Marine ecology, also called biological oceanography, involves the study of the plants and animals of the sea, including life cycles and food production. (britannica.com)
  • Managing ecosystems is a daunting task, which requires identifying trade-offs and finding compromises between often-conflicting interests regarding ecology, economy, and politics. (frontiersin.org)
  • Her research focuses on their ecology and conservation, investigating how disruptions such as climate change are altering these ecosystems, and if and how they'll recover. (uvic.ca)
  • Fisheries Ecosystems Advisory Services (FEAS) research, assess and advise on the sustainable exploitation of the marine fisheries resources in the waters around Ireland and on the impacts of fisheries on the ecosystem. (marine.ie)
  • But the new paper notes " a recent investigation of four coastal ecosystems has demonstrated the potential for large increases in whale abundance without major changes to existing food-web structures or substantial impacts on fishery production. (sciencedaily.com)
  • This is having a range of impacts on the polar ecosystems, including changes in the distribution of species, loss of habitat, and altered food webs. (gvi.co.uk)
  • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has noted that polar marine ecosystems are especially vulnerable to climate change impacts, through the synergistic effects of both thermal climate changes and ocean acidification. (europa.eu)
  • This project (ICEDNA) proposes to appraise and apply the nascent technique of environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis to elucidate how polar marine ecosystems respond to environmental impacts. (europa.eu)
  • These data will also yield unprecedented insight into (1) how polar marine communities respond to small scale human impacts and (2) how these communities respond to the large scale human impact of ocean acidification. (europa.eu)
  • MaCoBioS assembles a multidisciplinary team of experts to fill the lack of knowledge on the impacts of climate on the most important marine coastal ecosystems (seagrass beds, coral reefs, mangroves, coralligenous and calcareous bio-concretion assemblages, salt marshes and kelp forests). (lu.se)
  • BECC researchers study how direct and indirect human impacts on the climate and ecosystems influence biodiversity and ecosystem functioning from local to global scales, and how knowledge about these dynamics may inform mitigation and adaptation decisions in the face of such changes. (lu.se)
  • More ships in the remote area means greater pollution impacts on the marine ecosystem. (lu.se)
  • Marine ecosystems are the largest of Earth's aquatic ecosystems and exist in waters that have a high salt content. (wikipedia.org)
  • Marine waters cover more than 70% of the surface of the Earth and account for more than 97% of Earth's water supply and 90% of habitable space on Earth. (wikipedia.org)
  • 56% of Earth's oceans have become greener - an area larger than the planet's total land mass, a threat to the ecosystem. (weforum.org)
  • In a highly collaborative environment using a convergence of methods that include laboratory experiments, expeditions at sea around the world, satellite remote sensing, and sophisticated numerical simulations of the global ocean, ESS oceanographers are working to understand the fundamental biological, chemical, and physical processes that shape Earth's vast marine ecosystems and it's global biogeochemical cycles. (uci.edu)
  • Marine ecosystems are among of the Earth's aquatic ecosystems. (phys.org)
  • The ocean is a vast and dynamic ecosystem that covers over 70% of the Earth's surface. (gvi.co.uk)
  • The open ocean is the largest marine biome and covers over 70% of the Earth's surface. (gvi.co.uk)
  • The task force, of which Dr. Pikitch is the chair, determined that the amount of information available about the ecosystem and the fishery should establish the level of precaution managers should apply, requiring a shift in the burden of proof for fisheries management. (newswise.com)
  • Fishery ecosystem plans provide a roadmap for identifying, tracking, and addressing the factors that influence fish populations, such as red tides, warming oceans, and species interactions, and call for managers to use the latest science, fishermen's expertise, and other available data to inform their decisions. (pewtrusts.org)
  • This traditional commodities-focused market-and-regulatory regime has proven inadequate to protect functional marine ecosystems, as the history of wetlands loss and fishery regulation failure makes clear. (ssrn.com)
  • Many seabirds have diverse diets consisting of fish, squid, and mesozooplankton which themselves are strongly influenced by oceanographic and ecosystem processes, and fishery influences must be considered in this context. (researchgate.net)
  • A new study shows that plant materials originating in Arctic sea ice are significantly incorporated into marine food webs that are used for subsistence in local communities of the greater Bering Strait region. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The research has the potential to demonstrate the importance of sea ice ecosystems as a source of food in Arctic waters in Alaska and beyond. (sciencedaily.com)
  • It is widely thought that the loss of sea ice habitat will have far-reaching implications for Arctic ecosystems," said lead author Chelsea Wegner Koch, a graduate research assistant and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The long-term persistence of polar bears is linked to the health of the Arctic marine ecosystem, particularly the availability of sea ice habitat. (usgs.gov)
  • The Arctic ecosystem is rapidly changing and numerous wildlife species and their habitats are responding to these changes. (usgs.gov)
  • USGS research quantifies the responses (positive, negative, and stable) of wildlife species and their habitats to ecosystem change in the Arctic and makes information on these responses available to inform management decisions related to development of oil and gas resources, sport and subsistence harvest, and population trends of northern latitude wildlife populations. (usgs.gov)
  • A new study led by the Greenland Institute of National Resources has found that a sub-arctic ecosystem off Southeast Greenland, which has previously been dominated by large amounts of drifting pack ice, has changed during this century to a more temperate system with higher ocean temperatures and less sea ice. (earth.com)
  • At the same time, high Arctic marine species like narwhals and walruses, were dwindling in Southeast Greenland. (earth.com)
  • BECC focuses on three Grand Challenges that must be tackled to assess the combined consequences of anthropogenic emissions, climate and land-use change on biodiversity and ecosystem services and provide a basis for informed societal responses, with a focus on critical changes in forest, agricultural, urban and arctic ecosystems, including interactions between terrestrial and aquatic systems. (lu.se)
  • The Terrestrial Ecosystem Model (TEM) is a process-based ecosystem model that describes carbon, nitrogen and water dynamics of plants and soils for terrestrial ecosystems of the globe. (mbl.edu)
  • The TEM uses spatially referenced information on climate, elevation, soils and vegetation as well as soil- and vegetation-specific parameters to make estimates of important carbon, nitrogen and water fluxes and pool sizes of terrestrial ecosystems. (mbl.edu)
  • Improvements in computer resources and the interests of an increasing number of researchers have allowed TEM to evolve over time to better examine the influence of ecosystem processes and human activities on terrestrial biogeochemistry and how changes in this biogeochemistry may feedback to influence atmospheric chemistry, climate, water quantity and quality, and social welfare. (mbl.edu)
  • Oceanographic research entails the sampling of seawater and marine life for close study, the remote sensing of oceanic processes with aircraft and Earth-orbiting satellites, and the exploration of the seafloor by means of deep-sea drilling and seismic profiling of the terrestrial crust below the ocean bottom. (britannica.com)
  • The Science and Politics of Climate Change course provides a basic scientific understanding of the dynamics and complexity of the climate system, including its connections to the marine and terrestrial ecosystems. (lu.se)
  • Dr. Julia Baum studies the resilience of marine ecosystems in the face of human disturbance. (uvic.ca)
  • Management of N and P pollution includes reduction of leaching from farms through crop selection, timely and precise application of fertilizer and building artificial wetlands, proper management of animal waste, reduction of fossil fuel N emission, mitigating N and P from urban sources and restoration of aquatic ecosystem. (intechopen.com)
  • We also aim to construct a geospatial risk map for the UK shelf seas to support the setting of thresholds e.g. to protect individual species, the stability and diversity of the shelf seas ecosystem and the aquatic food chain from contamination. (plymouth.ac.uk)
  • There are likely many other changes in the ecosystem and food web that have not yet been described and might be part of the reason why highly migratory species are coming to the region," added Brian MacKenzie, an oceanographer at the National Institute of Aquatic Resources . (earth.com)
  • Marine mammals are a diverse polyphyletic group of animals that are anatomically and physiologically adapted to an aquatic lifestyle and depend on marine ecosystems ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Marine ecosystems are characterized by the biological community of organisms that they are associated with and their physical environment. (wikipedia.org)
  • The focus of much marine ecological research has been on smaller organisms, such as algae and planktonic animals. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Despite this uptick in attention, much is still unknown about the effects of ocean acidification on marine organisms. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Among the organisms detected in the sediment were diatoms, a type of phytoplankton that are the basis of many marine food webs. (edu.au)
  • Lionfish thrive in many marine habitats, from mangroves and seagrass beds to deepwater reefs and shipwrecks. (telegraphindia.com)
  • They provide habitats and food for a diversity of marine life comparable to coral reefs. (wikipedia.org)
  • The USGS conducts research on marine wildlife, habitats, and processes to provide science to inform our partners as they make decisions relative to species status, resource use, and human activities. (usgs.gov)
  • Nearshore systems are the habitats in which most people interact with marine environments, and they have high economic, recreational, and ecological values. (usgs.gov)
  • The ObSERVE 2 Aerial survey will help build a greater understanding of Ireland's marine species and the habitats they need to survive and to thrive. (seai.ie)
  • Other financial mechanisms likely to develop include wetlands mitigation-type markets extended into the marine zone, marine biodiversity offsets , marine species banking , and habitat management supported by the very industries that realize the benefits: the fishing industry protecting nursery habitats, for instance, or the tourism industry protecting mangrove for its water filtration and shoreline stabilization services. (ecosystemmarketplace.com)
  • New invasion fronts have quickly opened along Brazil's north and northeast coasts, covering eight states and diverse marine habitats. (telegraphindia.com)
  • They have made less progress in taking a more holistic approach to the impact of their policies on the food web, habitats, and broader ecosystems. (pewtrusts.org)
  • These changes effectively laid the foundations for modern marine ecosystems and habitats," says Anders Lindskog, geology researcher at Lund University. (lu.se)
  • In partnership with the Marine team of the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), IUCN's role is to inspire, inform and enable people to protect Planet Ocean by promoting the establishment of a global, representative system of effectively managed Marine Protected Areas whilst also promoting Other Effective Conservation Measures. (iucn.org)
  • WCC-2016 Resolution 050 called for Increasing marine protected area coverage for effective marine biodiversity conservation. (iucn.org)
  • In this presentation, The Conservation and Community Investment Forum (CCIF) team proposes an entirely new, systematic approach to conserving marine resources in Indonesia: the development of an integrated marine management concession. (ecosystemmarketplace.com)
  • The more of those threats that we eliminate through conservation, the more resilient those ecosystems will be to the consequences of climate change," he said. (audubon.org)
  • U.S. Southeast coastal habitat and marine conservation news, analysis, and opportunities to act. (pewtrusts.org)
  • ITMEMS 3 took place in Mexico, in October 2006, and combined innovative events with problem solving workshops to seek positive responses to the increasing threats faced, and underscore the interrelationship between conservation and development, and the role of local user communities in managing marine ecosystems. (icriforum.org)
  • Described as a " strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources ", the 'ecosystem approach' recognises that humans, with their cultural diversity, are an integral component of ecosystems and promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way. (iied.org)
  • The approach has been acknowledged by those negotiating a new international treaty on the conservation of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) - areas of ocean over which no single country has authority or rights - as a key part of efforts to implement more effective and sustainable governance of the high seas. (iied.org)
  • Helpfully, a new briefing by IIED and the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS) considers how the ecosystem approach should be integrated in future legislation to become an effective guidance of marine conservation. (iied.org)
  • conservation measures need to be constantly assessed in order to respond successfully to changes in the ecosystems. (iied.org)
  • Widespread losses of production and conservation values make large-scale ecosystem restoration increasingly urgent. (lu.se)
  • article{1562afd0-212e-4b06-9f55-706a5cdfc715, abstract = {{Widespread losses of production and conservation values make large-scale ecosystem restoration increasingly urgent. (lu.se)
  • MaCoBioS is a EU funded (Horizon 2020) project whose main objective is to ensure efficient and integrated management and conservation strategies for European marine coastal ecosystems to face climate change. (lu.se)
  • These systems contrast with freshwater ecosystems, which have a lower salt content. (wikipedia.org)
  • They can be contrasted with freshwater ecosystems, which have a lower salt content. (phys.org)
  • This specialty is designed to increase the open water diver's understanding of marine and freshwater environments, the problems facing these unique ecosystems, and the role that diver's play in protecting our marine resources. (tdisdi.com)
  • In Iceland the Marine & Freshwater Research Institute , an independent institution governed by the Ministry of Fisheries, researches the ocean's commercial stocks and advises the government on fisheries. (sealaska.com)
  • A fluorometric method developed for measuring low concentrations of ammonium in marine and freshwater ecosystems was adapted for the analysis of ammonia in ambient air. (cdc.gov)
  • Nearshore ecosystems include eelgrass and seaweeds, benthic invertebrate and fish, and a unique group of top predators, including sea otters. (usgs.gov)
  • ICEDNA leverages on recent manipulative and ecological field experiments in Antarctic nearshore ecosystems. (europa.eu)
  • They also support important fisheries, such as those for Antarctic krill, which is used as a food source for fish and other marine animals. (gvi.co.uk)
  • The Antarctic ecosystem has been changed greatly by commercial fishing and the removal of whales. (naturalnews.com)
  • Scientists have discovered 1-million-year-old marine DNA in deep-sea sediments of the Scotia Sea, north of the Antarctic continent, which gives insights into past ocean ecosystem-wide changes, and will help predict how marine life will respond to climate change now and into the future. (edu.au)
  • The Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) led international study team found the marine 'sedimentary ancient DNA' ( sed aDNA) in sediment samples collected up to 178 metres below the seafloor, during a 2019 International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) expedition. (edu.au)
  • Moreover, much of the carbon dioxide causing global warming and heat captured by global warming are absorbed by the ocean, ocean chemistry is changing through processes like ocean acidification which in turn threatens marine ecosystems. (wikipedia.org)
  • This recovered role may be especially important as climate change threatens ocean ecosystems with rising temperatures and acidification. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The use of pesticides plays an essential role in improving crop quality and yield, however, it causes air, water, and soil pollution and the residue of these pesticides in agricultural products threatens the ecosystem and human life. (bvsalud.org)
  • Seagrasses evolved from marine algae which colonized land and became land plants, and then returned to the ocean about 100 million years ago. (wikipedia.org)
  • Marine geology focuses on the structure, features, and evolution of the ocean basins. (britannica.com)
  • The findings of a recently published report, "Little Fish, Big Impact: Managing a Crucial Link in Ocean Food Webs," by the Lenfest Forage Fish Task Force, found that moving away from a single-species management approach toward an ecosystem-based approach requires more precautionary management. (newswise.com)
  • Green ocean: What does this mean for the marine ecosystem? (weforum.org)
  • How does ocean noise pollution affect marine life, and how can we reduce it? (weforum.org)
  • Rumors have been swirling, but today, on September 15, 2016, we finally have confirmation: President Obama has officially announced the designation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, the first marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean. (audubon.org)
  • At the conference, President Obama spoke about the many threats that ocean ecosystems face, including overfishing, pollution, and ship traffic. (audubon.org)
  • Until recently, ocean scientists have lacked the ability to study and observe directly the functional roles of whales in marine ecosystems. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Large-scale, no-take marine protected areas (MPAs) have been established in several locations in the Pacific and expansion of such areas to reach 30% of the ocean area is actively promoted in some quarters. (spc.int)
  • Our ocean area is home to an amazing array of marine life including whales, dolphins, porpoises and seabirds which we are committed to protect. (seai.ie)
  • Can Marine Markets & Ocean Zoning Help Save the Seas? (ecosystemmarketplace.com)
  • Ocean Zoning: Making Marine Management More Effective, Earthscan Ltd., London. (ecosystemmarketplace.com)
  • An important new development in marine policy is marine spatial planning and ocean zoning . (ecosystemmarketplace.com)
  • Comprehensive ocean zoning - a form of spatial management that is a natural outgrowth of the kind of zoning we practice on land the world over - allows managers to highlight ecologically important areas as well as ecosystem vulnerabilities and sensitivities. (ecosystemmarketplace.com)
  • The amendment outlines criteria for ocean water usage as supplement to drinking water without hamepering the quality of water or damaging the marine ecosystem. (water-technology.net)
  • The UN Sustainable Development Goals highlight the need to end destructive fishing practices to conserve marine resources and protect the ocean. (phys.org)
  • Our guest this week, Hannah Gossner, a second year Master's student in the Marine Resource Management Program , is investigating the physiological effects of ocean acidification on Dungeness crab ( Metacarcinus magister ) with the help of advisor Francis Chan . (oregonstate.edu)
  • Dungeness crab harvest is a multimillion dollar industry because of its culinary use, but Dungeness crab also play an important role in the ocean ecosystem. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Ocean and coastal ecosystems provide about two-thirds of the ecosystem services that make up the world's natural capital. (ssrn.com)
  • Nor, given the paradigm of inexhaustibility, the failure to perceive marine resources as scarce, and the lack of public understanding about the importance of marine ecosystem services, is strengthened political will likely to follow from the numerous scientific recommendations that the United States protect about 20 percent of its ocean resources in marine protected areas and marine reserves. (ssrn.com)
  • The world's eastern boundary upwelling systems (EBUSs) contribute disproportionately to global ocean productivity and provide critical ecosystem services to human society. (researchgate.net)
  • According to the experts, changes in summer ocean conditions are currently making this region more attractive for marine species such as fin and humpback whales, as well as other new species. (earth.com)
  • The rapid depletion of important predator species like sharks -- combined with the loss of slow-growing marine mammals such as whales -- is causing a dangerous imbalance in the sustainability of ocean life. (naturalnews.com)
  • Ocean ecosystems have reached a limit where humans are taking too much out while dumping too much waste into the oceans. (naturalnews.com)
  • The study demonstrates that marine sed aDNA analyses can be expanded to hundreds of thousands of years, opening the pathway to investigating ecosystem-wide ocean shifts and paleo-productivity phases throughout multiple glacial-interglacial cycles. (edu.au)
  • NCCOS delivers ecosystem science solutions for stewardship of the nation's ocean and coastal resources to sustain thriving coastal communities and economies. (noaa.gov)
  • Are there important ecosystem and ocean feedback effects already in action? (lu.se)
  • Fisheries are already suffering as changes in sea temperature, sea currents and many other processes in the oceans affect the abundance and distribution of marine species. (edf.org)
  • The team observed the province's coastal ecosystem and collected data on coral reef conditions by diving into 38 sampling sites in Lasolo Bay Marine Park, the Southeast Sulawesi Marine Protected Area and the non-protected waters around Wawonii Island. (mongabay.com)
  • It is very close to the border of the Lasolo Bay Marine Park (TWAL) so the environmental impact of the mining can directly influence the health of coastal ecosystem," she said. (mongabay.com)
  • Because of the opportunities in marine ecosystems for humans and the threats created by humans, the international community has prioritized "Life below water" as Sustainable Development Goal 14. (wikipedia.org)
  • Dr. Pikitch explains that traditional fisheries management focuses on obtaining maximum sustainable yield (MSY), which is a single-species approach that does not take into consideration the effects of the fishing on the entire ecosystem, including declines of other fish and marine animal species. (newswise.com)
  • This information is used to assist with sustainable management of our marine resources. (marine.ie)
  • Our Coastal Marine Ecosystems Research Centre (CMERC) has been established to work with coastal industries and communities to develop practical and sustainable solutions for our unique coast and marine environments. (edu.au)
  • The collaboration of my Department, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in supporting the project emphasises the importance the State places on protecting our marine environment and our shared ambitions in combating climate change and biodiversity loss. (seai.ie)
  • Negotiators are seeking to agree on treaty language that would conserve high seas marine biodiversity comprehensively and ensure its sustainable use. (pewtrusts.org)
  • BECC develops research that targets sustainable management of ecosystem services in a world undergoing rapid change and loss of biodiversity. (lu.se)
  • According to Dr. Pikitch, current and recent studies demonstrate the need for "a more precautionary approach to fisheries management, in which fishing is restricted to those places and amounts where it can be conducted safely and with minimal risk of jeopardizing the integrity of marine ecosystems. (newswise.com)
  • Collaborative stakeholder engagement is a cornerstone of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM). (marine.ie)
  • Within the context of ecosystem-based fisheries management, OceanViz can engage decision makers into the implicit operation of scientific software as an aid during the decision process, and it can be of direct use for public communication through appealing and informative visualizations. (frontiersin.org)
  • Iceland was one of the first countries to set harvest-control rules for its marine stocks , and its catch-limitation system is the foundation of its fisheries management. (sealaska.com)
  • Coral reefs, among the most diverse and valuable ecosystems on Earth, are under threat due to the changing climate. (phys.org)
  • The fishing of sharks is a great threat to marine ecosystems. (naturalnews.com)
  • Coral reefs are one of the most well-known marine ecosystems in the world, with the largest being the Great Barrier Reef. (wikipedia.org)
  • They also found an outbreak of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish ( Acanthaster planci), which exacerbate the declining quality of the coral reef ecosystem. (mongabay.com)
  • Sediment in water blocks out light these ecosystems need to survive, and can bury coral as it settles out. (mongabay.com)
  • This number indicates that the coral reef ecosystem is not healthy. (mongabay.com)
  • This coral-eating species is naturally present in reef ecosystems - but normally in low numbers. (mongabay.com)
  • Ecosystems can be very small (the area around a boulder), they can be medium sized (the area around a coral reef) or they can be very large (the Irish Sea or even the eastern Atlantic). (marine.ie)
  • Coral reefs are one of the most diverse and complex marine ecosystems on the planet. (gvi.co.uk)
  • Coral reefs are home to over 25% of all marine species and are also important for coastal protection and tourism. (gvi.co.uk)
  • Let's lend ourselves to Jennifer Vander Veur, a marine biologist and conservationist working to protect Hawaii's coral reef and coastal ecosystems. (ehn.org)
  • USGS research is quantifying how variability in marine environments regulates seabird food supplies, seabird foraging success and population dynamics. (usgs.gov)
  • oceanography , scientific discipline concerned with all aspects of the world's oceans and seas, including their physical and chemical properties, their origin and geologic framework, and the life forms that inhabit the marine environment . (britannica.com)
  • Marine environmental sciences aim to sustain human societies and the oceans on which they rely. (frontiersin.org)
  • Marine ecosystems are important sources of ecosystem services and food and jobs for significant portions of the global population. (wikipedia.org)
  • The network of ecologically representative and well-connected systems of MPAs should target protection of both biodiversity and ecosystem services and should include at least 30% of each marine habitat. (iucn.org)
  • The Marine Institute's Fisheries Ecosystems Advisory Services (FEAS) assess many of the key commercial fish and shellfish stocks around Ireland. (marine.ie)
  • The Marine Institute's Fisheries Ecosystems Advisory Services (FEAS) and the Oceanus Library collaborated to digitise and make available two important historical collections from the Marine Institute archive: Sea and Inland Fisheries reports from 1852-1987, and the Scientific Investigations collection which spans from 1901-1926. (marine.ie)
  • This was a central theme of the Marine Ecosystem Services meeting in Palo Alto, and will be again at next week's Katoomba Meeting in Hanoi. (ecosystemmarketplace.com)
  • That began to change with the advent of Payment for Ecosystem Services schemes that seek to preserve nature by recognizing the value of the clean air, clean water, and other ecosystem services she provides. (ecosystemmarketplace.com)
  • These schemes are expanding rapidly on land, and the concept is now being adapted for the sea in the form of investments in Marine Ecosystem Services (MARES) . (ecosystemmarketplace.com)
  • zoning plans could include "trading zones" where payments for ecosystem services transactions could be established. (ecosystemmarketplace.com)
  • Specifically, the paper argues that new consumer demands for recreational opportunities, tourism, and eco-living may provide sufficient use competition - specifically, competition between commodities and amenities users - to translate the new economic demands into a political will to better protect marine ecosystems and the services that they provide. (ssrn.com)
  • Forest Trends works to promote investments, markets as well as other payment and incentive mechanisms for a broad range of ecosystem systems and services. (forest-trends.org)
  • The MaCoBioS project aims to propose cost-effective mitigation and adaptation nature-based solutions to tackle the effects of climate change by disentangling the relationship between climate change, biodiversity and ecosystem services in marine coastal ecosystems under complex combinations of stressors. (lu.se)
  • Indeed, the range, quality and quantity of services provided by an ecosystem is dependent on its ecological condition. (lu.se)
  • The knowledge generated by BECC serves the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services into policy development, decision-making and praxis, from local to global level. (lu.se)
  • Environmental problems concerning marine ecosystems include unsustainable exploitation of marine resources (for example overfishing of certain species), marine pollution, climate change, and building on coastal areas. (wikipedia.org)
  • Antarctica is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change on Earth, so studying this polar marine ecosystem's past and present responses to environmental change is a matter of urgency," Dr Armbrecht said. (edu.au)
  • The results show remarkable co-variation between oxygenation, climate and environmental changes as well as marine biodiversity. (lu.se)
  • Human uses of marine ecosystems and pollution in marine ecosystems are significantly threats to the stability of these ecosystems. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, today seagrass meadows are being damaged by human activities such as pollution from land runoff, fishing boats that drag dredges or trawls across the meadows uprooting the grass, and overfishing which unbalances the ecosystem. (wikipedia.org)
  • Marine ecosystems and associated trophic linkages are being influenced by changing climatic conditions, while breeding colonies are being subjected to an increasing frequency of heat waves, storms, an. (researchgate.net)
  • The institute is the main organization in Iceland conducting marine and fisheries research. (sealaska.com)
  • By this we demonstrate that an ecosystem-scale biomanipulation, with the main focus of reinstating the dominance of cod in the Baltic Sea may likely be ecologically ineffective, operationally difficult, and costly. (lu.se)
  • The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE with scientists from Clark University, Université Laval, and the Scottish Association for Marine Science, used sediment samples collected in the field during research cruises in the Bering and Chukchi seas, as well as samples collected from an automated under-ice moored sediment trap that operates over the winter offshore of Wainwright on Alaska's North Slope. (sciencedaily.com)
  • USGS research addresses natural and human-induced changes to this ecosystem and all its components. (usgs.gov)
  • The goal of USGS Pacific walrus research is determine the consequences of changes to the continental shelf ecosystem in the Bering and Chukchi sea for the Pacific walrus population. (usgs.gov)
  • The Ecosystems Analytics group uses novel and cutting edge statistical, mapping, and graphical methods to conduct research on a variety of taxa. (usgs.gov)
  • The Irish Fisheries Science Research Partnership (IFSRP) involves industry representatives and scientist from both Marine Institute and BIM and meeting on a regular basis throughout the year to discuss scientific work programmes and priorities. (marine.ie)
  • This means our work entails far more than just monitoring the condition of our environments - CMERC is undertaking proactive applied research from coastal catchments to sea to develop practical solutions to the challenges facing coastal and marine ecosystems. (edu.au)
  • Headquartered on the shoreline of the Gladstone marina, CMERC is the only coastal and marine research facility based in Central Queensland and features world-class research equipment and laboratories with access to cutting-edge analytical capabilities. (edu.au)
  • The Pew Charitable Trusts funded a research paper, published this year in the Bulletin of Marine Science, that offers recommendations for customizing a plan to meet the needs of the Gulf of Mexico region and describes the potential benefits of this approach. (pewtrusts.org)
  • Hannah majored in Marine Science at Boston University where she participated in a research project which used stable isotope analysis to monitor changes in food webs involving ctenophores and forage fish. (oregonstate.edu)
  • By marrying spatially and temporally nested eDNA data with traditional physical, chemical and biological data collection techniques, ICEDNA will yield a thorough understanding of the uses and limits of eDNA for marine (and polar) biodiversity and ecological monitoring, which is at the forefront of marine ecological research. (europa.eu)
  • Farallon Institute is a small, independent, non-profit marine ecological research laboratory. (researchgate.net)
  • When she came across the new subject of Ecotoxicology, which deals with toxins in nature and their effects on our ecosystem, the decision to start her own research was an easy one. (lu.se)
  • With huge metabolic demands -- and large populations before humans started hunting them -- great whales are the ocean's ecosystem engineers: they eat many fish and invertebrates, are themselves prey to other predators like killer whales, and distribute nutrients through the water. (sciencedaily.com)
  • We must learn from these success stories and apply them globally if we hope to prevent further declines in the populations of marine animals. (naturalnews.com)
  • Particularly as sea ice coverage decreases -- and in recent years has become negligible in the north Bering Sea -- we are entering a new era where we will have to use approaches such as this to evaluate how the ecosystem will obtain the basic building blocks needed to sustain the food web, including human communities that depend upon them for food security," said Koch. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Practical solutions require multidisciplinary approaches and our researchers include ecologists, economists, engineers and social scientists to ensure this work accounts for all aspects of the interaction of the community and industry with coastal and marine ecosystems. (edu.au)
  • The approach, OceanViz, focuses on communicating scientific data to non-scientific audiences to foster dialogue, offering experimental, immersive approaches to visualizing complex ecosystems whilst avoiding information overload. (frontiersin.org)
  • Although many RFMOs have been working to incorporate ecosystem-based approaches, there is much room for improvement. (pewtrusts.org)
  • So today we're building on this approach by establishing the first marine national monument in the Atlantic. (audubon.org)
  • A new briefing by IIED and the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea explores the implementation of the 'ecosystem approach' in the international legally-binding treaty to protect marine biodiversity. (iied.org)
  • From the process's early stages, the 'ecosystem approach' was identified as an invaluable tool that would help avoid fragmentation and build a global legal regime that allowed for an integrated assessment of human activities and their interactions with the marine environment," says Vito De Lucia, an associate professor at NCLOS and author of the publication. (iied.org)
  • The briefing sets out four steps that negotiators should take to ensure the effective implementation of the ecosystem approach, including how the planned new treaty should explicitly acknowledge and incorporate the social, economic and equity dimensions of the ecosystem approach. (iied.org)
  • We have developed an approach that connects a complex and widely used scientific ecosystem modeling approach with a game engine for real-time communication and visualization of scientific results. (frontiersin.org)
  • As a marine ecologist, I believe mitigating the damage will require a comprehensive approach that addresses the ecological, social and economic harms wrought by this predatory fish. (telegraphindia.com)
  • To effectively conserve the broad diversity of life in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction, a more holistic approach-one that takes fish biodiversity into account-is critical to provide effective management of high seas biodiversity. (pewtrusts.org)
  • As far back as 2007, the municipality was the first in Sweden to take a holistic approach to climate adaptation and marine spatial planning. (lu.se)
  • Estradivari, marine science coordinator for WWF-Indonesia and the lead scientist of the expedition, told Mongabay she suspects nickel mining in the region is the primary culprit of the damaged ecosystem, though further study needs to be done. (mongabay.com)
  • Growing up in Connecticut, Hannah spent a lot of time on the water in her dad's boat, and developed an interest in marine science. (oregonstate.edu)
  • From the commercial harvesting of krill to the cruel practice of "finning" sharks, humans are impacting marine ecosystems in a short-sighted and dangerous way, warns Dr. Worm. (naturalnews.com)
  • The continued recovery of great whales from centuries of overhunting may help to buffer marine ecosystems from destabilizing stresses, including climate change, reports a global team of scientists. (sciencedaily.com)
  • High seas marine life is incredibly diverse, spanning the food web from tiny phytoplankton to seabirds, turtles, and whales. (pewtrusts.org)
  • The project uses the ecological condition of ecosystems as a cornerstone. (lu.se)
  • As long-lived species, they enhance the predictability and stability of marine ecosystems," Roman said. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Inshore fish stocks (e.g. whelk, cockle) are managed nationally and the Marine Institute works closely with Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) through the inshore management. (marine.ie)
  • Investment of private sector in marine management is needed because public sector resources to support marine management are insufficient nearly everywhere in the world. (ecosystemmarketplace.com)
  • Marine management tools could be used to help avoid whale entanglements or sea turtle bycatch up to a year in advance, suggests a Nature Communications paper. (phys.org)
  • Synthesis of distribution data compiled over time is required to address regional management issues and understand ecosystem change. (researchgate.net)
  • Biomanipulation: a tool in marine ecosystem management and restoration? (lu.se)
  • There is worry that the current warming of the climate will have a long-term negative impact on living conditions in marine environments, including through decreased oxygen levels. (lu.se)
  • Several countries in the Southeast Asia region are embarking on zoning exercises - most notably Vietnam, which recently is servingserved as a demonstration for utilizing the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission's guidelines on marine spatial planning. (ecosystemmarketplace.com)
  • Ecosystem models are increasingly used for policy advice (e.g. (frontiersin.org)
  • They are an extremely productive and complex ecosystem that connects the land and sea. (wikipedia.org)
  • Marine ecosystems are complex, with seals and other top predators playing important roles in maintaining an ecological balance. (harpseals.org)
  • Whether biomanipulation may prove a useful restoration method in open and structurally complex marine ecosystems is, however, still unknown. (lu.se)
  • Furthermore, the various TEM subgroups have developed input data sets, collaborated with other groups in the development of other ecosystem models, and participated in model intercomparisons to examine how differences in model assumptions may influence simulated ecosystem responses to natural and human disturbances. (mbl.edu)
  • Marine biomes are incredibly important to the planet and to human societies. (gvi.co.uk)
  • Human activity is now dominating the circumstances and destruction of many marine species. (naturalnews.com)
  • It ranges across continental shelf waters of the Chukchi and Bering seas, and forages on the seafloor for a wide range of invertebrates (primarily clams and marine worms) and even some vertebrates. (usgs.gov)
  • This paper argues that neither the commodities market nor a private property regime is likely to strengthen the political will to protect and preserve marine ecosystems as a whole. (ssrn.com)