5. Material Cycling in Aquatic Ecosystems
- Linking Climate Change and Fisheries |
| 5b. Ecosystem dynamics and effects of climate change |
| The proposed session aims to elucidate and explore common factors that impact fisheries production around the world and examine how we might utilize such information in a broader ecosystem approach to management. This session will emphasize a comparative approach to identify driving and controlling processes in LMSs through: 1) concept and methods of ecosystem comparisons; 2) comparison of LMSs using a common set or subset of ecosystem descriptors; 3) integrative studies that characterize several types of LMSs based on their structure and function (e.g., ice-driven, freshwater-driven, boundary current, etc.); 4) invited observations that highlight ecosystem generalities and distinctions. Papers will focus on a wide range of biophysical and trophodynamic features, including: background and setting, geography, climate change, hydrography, nutrients, primary producers, zooplankton, benthos, fish, seabirds, marine mammals, management systems, major issues facing the system, and critical factors that cause ecosystem change. |
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