Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences (A)
Session Sub-categoryOS
Session IDA-OS13
Title Marine ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles: theory, observation and modeling
Short Title Marine ecosystems & biogeochem. cycles
Date & Time
Oral
session
AM1-PM1 Wed, 24 MAY
On-site
poster
coretime
PM3 Wed, 24 MAY
Online
Poster
session
PM2 Wednesday, 24 MAY
Main ConvenerName Shin-ichi Ito
Affiliation Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Co-Convener 1Name Takafumi Hirata
Affiliation Arctic Research Center, Hokkaido University
Co-Convener 2Name Eileen E Hofmann
Affiliation Old Dominion University
Co-Convener 3Name Jessica A. Bolin
Affiliation University of the Sunshine Coast
Session Language E
Scope The ocean accounts for about 50% of global net primary production. This production is significant for carbon cycling and ecosystem functioning, and is related directly or indirectly to a variety of climatic and ecological phenomena. The responses to natural and anthropogenic environmental stressors that influence marine production and diversity can cause perturbations to marine ecosystems that alter trophic dependencies and interactions among organisms at a range of space and timescales. Quantification of the principal mechanisms driving spatiotemporal variability of marine ecosystems remains to be done, especially in terms of evaluating uncertainty in ecological responses. As a result, evaluating vulnerability of marine ecosystems to environmental change requires systematic and holistic approaches that integrate physics to ecology and are based on both empirical observations and quantitative modelling. In addition, expectations to communicate these scientific outcomes to public society is increasingly common and encouraged. This session aims to provide a venue for not only discussing recent advances in understanding marine biogeochemical cycles, ecosystems and their interactions, but also networking with a variety of people to seed new ideas in marine ecological research. Observational, modelling and conceptual studies are encouraged, particularly those including technological development and operational applications that consider linkages among biogeochemical and ecosystem processes, biodiversity, and the effects of multiple stressors from molecular to planetary scales.
Presentation Format Oral and Poster
Collaboration Joint with AGU
Co-sponsoring
Society
The Oceanographic Society of Japan