Article
Ecology
Scott Bennett, Julia Santana-Garcon, Nuria Marba, Gabriel Jorda, Andrea Anton, Eugenia T. Apostolaki, Just Cebrian, Nathan R. Geraldi, Dorte Krause-Jensen, Catherine E. Lovelock, Paulina Martinetto, John M. Pandolfi, Carlos M. Duarte
Summary: The study found that the impacts of marine exotic species on local ecosystems mainly occurred within the thermal environments of their original range, with the most significant impacts often occurring in slightly cooler locations than their origin. The impact of exotic species on local abundance displayed a hump-shaped relationship with temperature.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Susan Kay, Arlene L. Avillanosa, Victoria V. Cheung, Hung N. Dao, Benjamin Jareta Gonzales, Herminie P. Palla, Radisti A. Praptiwi, Ana M. Queiros, Sevrine F. Sailley, Joel D. C. Sumeldan, Wan Mohd Syazwan, Amy Yee-Hui Then, Hin Boo Wee
Summary: The seas of Southeast Asia support diverse ecosystems and millions of livelihoods. Climate change will cause temperature changes and other environmental changes in the region, which could have uncertain consequences. However, there is limited regional-scale climate modeling for the marine ecosystem. This study presents projections using a biogeochemical model, showing warming sea temperatures, decreased dissolved oxygen, and other changes that could have significant impacts on biodiversity and coastal communities.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Fisheries
Bin Kang, Gretta T. Pecl, Longshan Lin, Peng Sun, Peidong Zhang, Yuan Li, Linlin Zhao, Xin Peng, Yunrong Yan, Chunyan Shen, Wentao Niu
Summary: Climate change impacts on marine ecosystems in China are extensive, with frequent red tide events, increased mortality of marine calcifying organisms due to ocean acidification, and changes in geographic distribution of many species. Despite some measures being introduced, addressing the impacts of marine climate change remains a significant and escalating challenge.
REVIEWS IN FISH BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Ana Filipa Oliveira, Sonia Cotrim Marques, Joana Luisa Pereira, Ulisses Miranda Azeiteiro
Summary: Mysids play a crucial role in marine food chains by connecting the benthic and pelagic realms. This article provides a comprehensive overview of their taxonomy, distribution, production, and potential as a model organism in environmental research. It highlights the significance of mysids in estuarine communities, trophic webs, and their response to emergent challenges like climate change. The review emphasizes the need for further research to enhance our understanding of mysids' ecological importance, despite a lack of genomic studies.
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiuwen Guo, Yang Gao, Shaoqing Zhang, Lixin Wu, Ping Chang, Wenju Cai, Jakob Zscheischler, L. Ruby Leung, Justin Small, Gokhan Danabasoglu, Luanne Thompson, Huiwang Gao
Summary: This study using a high-resolution Earth system model reveals that future intensity and annual days of marine heatwaves (MHWs) over large marine ecosystems (LMEs) will remain higher than in the present-day climate. The better resolution of ocean mesoscale eddies enables more realistic simulations of MHWs compared to low-resolution models. These findings suggest that the increasing MHWs under global warming pose a serious threat to LMEs.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Robert C. J. Wills, Kyle C. Armour, David S. Battisti, Cristian Proistosescu, Luke A. Parsons
Summary: Internal climate variability has a significant impact on global mean surface temperature and top-of-atmosphere radiation, with slow modes of variability in high-latitude ocean regions affecting GMST anomalies. On the other hand, El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) plays a major role in the global energy budget. These findings provide insights into the influences of low-frequency internal variability and ENSO on climate sensitivity estimates.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Ryan J. Longman, Courtney L. Peterson, Madeline Baroli, Abby G. Frazier, Zachary Cook, Elliott W. Parsons, Maude Dinan, Katie L. Kamelamela, Caitriana Steele, Reanna Burnett, Chris Swanston, Christian P. Giardina
Summary: The event provided practical training for natural resources management professionals working in Hawaiian forests and native ecosystems to consider climate change information and identify adaptation actions.
BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
Review
Ecology
Tyler D. Eddy, Joey R. Bernhardt, Julia L. Blanchard, William W. L. Cheung, Mathieu Colleter, Hubert du Pontavice, Elizabeth A. Fulton, Didier Gascuel, Kelly A. Kearney, Colleen M. Petrik, Tilla Roy, Ryan R. Rykaczewski, Rebecca Selden, Charles A. Stock, Colette C. C. Wabnitz, Reg A. Watson
Summary: Transfer efficiency, the proportion of energy passed between nodes in food webs, is an emergent and unitless property that is challenging to measure. It responds dynamically to environmental and ecosystem changes, with slight variations potentially having large effects on food availability for top predators. Both process-level analysis and observed macro-scale variations suggest that ecosystem-scale transfer efficiency is highly variable and will decline with climate change, emphasizing the importance of fully understanding the processes controlling transfer efficiency.
TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jiayu Bai, Xiaoyu Li
Summary: Marine and coastal ecosystems are crucial in mitigating and adapting to climate change. China has actively participated in governing such ecosystems, but there is a lack of policy analysis. Enhancing policy implementation and management is recommended.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kevin Schwarzwalda, Nathan Lenssena
Summary: Uncertainty in climate projections is driven by scenario uncertainty, intermodel uncertainty, and internal variability. In this study, we used large ensembles from seven coupled general circulation models to partition the climate uncertainty in dose-response models. We found that internal variability plays a significant role in certain projections, particularly in early 21st-century mortality projections. Therefore, we recommend considering uncertainty due to internal variability in temperature-driven impact predictions.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Catherine H. Gregory, Neil J. Holbrook, Andrew G. Marshall, Claire M. Spillman
Summary: Marine heatwaves have significant impacts on marine biodiversity, fisheries, and aquaculture. By determining the main drivers of these events in the Tasman Sea, it was found that ocean advection and air-sea heat fluxes are the key drivers, with different characteristics in duration, intensity, and affected area. The predictability of atmospherically driven marine heatwaves is influenced by atmospheric pressure, winds, and air-sea heat fluxes, which are associated with the Southern Annular Mode and La Nina years.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Sylvain Agostini, Ben P. Harvey, Marco Milazzo, Shigeki Wada, Koetsu Kon, Nicolas Floc'h, Kosei Komatsu, Mayumi Kuroyama, Jason M. Hall-Spencer
Summary: Ocean warming is reshaping coral reef communities in the tropics and causing tropicalization at the biogeographical divide. However, the lack of research on the combined effects of warming and ocean acidification hinders our understanding and planning for coastal ecosystem changes.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Joshua G. Smith, Christopher M. Free, Cori Lopazanski, Julien Brun, Clarissa R. Anderson, Mark H. Carr, Joachim Claudet, Jenifer E. Dugan, Jacob G. Eurich, Tessa B. Francis, Scott L. Hamilton, David Mouillot, Peter T. Raimondi, Richard M. Starr, Shelby L. Ziegler, Kerry J. Nickols, Jennifer E. Caselle
Summary: Marine protected areas (MPAs) have limited ability to enhance ecological resilience to climate change, according to a study conducted in the largest MPA network off the coast of California. While rocky intertidal habitats showed significant resistance to a marine heatwave, other habitats did not exhibit habitat-wide resistance or recovery.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oceanography
Z. L. Jacobs, A. Yool, F. Jebri, M. Srokosz, S. van Gennip, S. J. Kelly, M. Roberts, W. Sauer, A. M. Queiros, K. E. Osuka, M. Samoilys, A. E. Becker, E. Popova
Summary: The study highlights the importance of understanding potential impacts of future climate change on marine ecosystems in the countries bordering the tropical Western Indian Ocean. Using a high-resolution ocean model, the research identifies key regionally important climate change stressors over the East African Coastal Current and underscores the need for regional monitoring systems and investment in decadal prediction methods.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Christopher C. Chapman, Didier P. Monselesan, James S. Risbey, Ming Feng, Bernadette M. Sloyan
Summary: Marine heatwaves can have disastrous impacts on ecosystems and marine industries. This study uses data-mining and archetype analysis to understand how broad-scale climate variability influences the probability of localised extreme events, and assesses the predictability of these events using a low-resolution climate model.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
X. Flores-Melo, R. Giesecke, I. R. Schloss, M. P. Latorre, X. Durrieu de Madron, F. Bourrin, M. L. Spinelli, C. Menniti, H. E. Gonzales, E. Menschel, J. Martin
Summary: This study presents an evaluation of the downward fluxes and composition of particulate matter in the Beagle Channel. The results show that the fluxes and composition of particulate matter differ between the western and eastern parts of the channel, with the former influenced by glacial and organic material, and the latter dominated by river inputs and phytoplankton blooms. This research contributes to understanding the impact of climate change on the biological carbon pump and land-sea connections in this high-latitude ecosystem.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Simone M. A. Lira, Ralf Schwamborn, Mauro de Melo Junior, Humberto L. Varona, Syumara Queiroz, Doris Veleda, Alef J. Silva, Sigrid Neumann-Leitao, Moacyr Araujo, Catarina R. Marcolin
Summary: In this study, CTD and ADCP data, as well as zooplankton samples from Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, were used to analyze the relationship between flow, island topography, chlorophyll-a fluorescence, and zooplankton abundance. The study found the presence of island and larval island effects downstream, and an upstream island effect upstream.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Olga Yu. Evseeva, Alexander G. Dvoretsky
Summary: This study investigated the species composition and spatial distribution of bryozoan diversity in the southern region of Franz Josef Land. A total of 151 bryozoan species were found, including 22 species recorded for the first time in this region. The diversity of bryozoans in this area is influenced by environmental factors such as depth, temperature, and the content of stones and shells.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Emma F. Young, Sally E. Thorpe, Angelika H. H. Renner, Eugene J. Murphy
Summary: Antarctic krill is a key species in the Southern Ocean and also the target of a commercial fishery. This study focuses on understanding the physical and behavioral drivers of krill movement and retention in the South Orkney Islands region through a regional modeling approach. The results suggest that oceanic transport and retention of krill are influenced by oceanographic variability and krill behavior.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Viviane David, Anne Mouget, Pierre Thiriet, Corentin Minart, Yannick Perrot, Loic Le Goff, Olivier Bianchimani, Solene Basthard-Bogain, Tristan Estaque, Justine Richaume, Jean-Francois Sys, Adrien Cheminee, Eric Feunteun, Anthony Acou, Patrice Brehmer
Summary: Scientists combined split-beam and multibeam echosounders to detect and classify different fish species, and found that acoustic data significantly improved the accuracy of species classification. These acoustic methods have important implications for marine management and decision-making.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jia-Hui Xie, Xue-Lin Shao, Kai Ma, Li Gao
Summary: Chaetomorpha linum can store a large amount of phosphorus and utilize it for growth when phosphate is abundant, and it can produce alkaline phosphatase and release mobile phosphorus from sediments when phosphate is deficient. The sources of phosphorus supporting the blooms of C. linum vary seasonally in Swan Lagoon.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
A. A. Kubryakov, A. I. Mizyuk, S. V. Stanichny
Summary: This article investigates the evolution of the Sevastopol eddies using altimetry measurements and a high-resolution Nemo numerical model. The eddies can reside in the Black Sea for >3-6 months, impacting cross-shelf exchange and nutrient fluxes. The stationarity of the eddies is mainly due to the continental slope acting as a barrier, preventing cyclonic propagation.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Qingyuan Yang, Guoping Zhu
Summary: This study investigated the feeding habits of the spiny icefish in the Bransfield Strait and used biochemical tracers to demonstrate the variability in its diet, which is influenced by the availability of krill and the dynamic hydrography. The results highlight the potential of biochemical tracers in reflecting changes in prey's diet in a highly dynamic environment.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Andreana Cadaillon, Clara M. Iachetti, Ricardo Giesecke, Valeska Vasquez Lepio, Andrea Malits, Irene R. Schloss
Summary: A joint Chilean-Argentinian research cruise in the Beagle Channel revealed spatial and temporal heterogeneity of plankton abundance and composition. Plankton assemblages varied with bathymetry, water temperature, and nutrient availability. The easternmost sector of the channel had the highest total cell abundances and a diverse mix of small and large diatoms.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Barbara P. Paiva, Carlos A. F. Schettini, Eduardo Siegle
Summary: The Sao Francisco River is an important river in Brazil, crossing the semi-arid region. A series of dams have been built along the river for hydropower, changing the flow significantly. A hydrodynamic model was used to simulate the effects of flow changes on saline intrusion in the estuary. The simulations showed an increase in mixing and decrease in river contribution after the dams were built. The results can be used by management agencies to improve water quality for human consumption.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xu Dong, Di Qi, Baohong Chen, Yingxu Wu, Xinqing Zheng, Hui Lin
Summary: Seasonal-scale local forcings reduce coastal pH and aragonite saturation state. The dynamics of carbonate system parameters were investigated in a coral habitat influenced by seasonal current patterns. Both Oaragonite and pH showed seasonal variations, controlled by dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and temperature. Ocean acidification scenarios projected a decrease in Oaragonite amplitude and an increase in hydrogen ion concentration ([H+]) amplitude.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Roman Cieslinski, Izabela Chlost, Michal Szydlowski
Summary: The Vistula Lagoon, one of the two lagoons on the Polish coast, is economically and environmentally significant. This study aims to calculate the water balance of the lagoon before and after the construction of a canal through the Vistula Spit. The construction of the new connection may impact the lagoon's water balance and its biotic and abiotic environment. Data on precipitation, evaporation, inflow from the catchment, and inflow/outflow through the Strait of Baltiysk were collected for mathematical modeling. The study suggests that the construction of the new canal will not significantly alter the lagoon's water balance but may cause environmental problems.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
F. P. Brandini, A. M. Silver, A. Gangopadhyay
Summary: We demonstrate that wind-driven Ekman transport enhances the advection and mixing of cells, leading to the transport of colder water from the Surface Antarctic Waters to the warmer waters of the northern Polar Front belt. This mechanism provides cells with a favorable temperature environment, allowing for specific species and community growth rates to develop blooms under non-light limiting macronutrients and iron conditions. Our findings have important implications for increased productivity in a future warming climate.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
John E. Garzon-Cardona, Ana M. Martinez, Boris P. Koch, Bernd Krock, Elbio D. Palma, Xianyu Kong, Ruben J. Lara
Summary: This study aimed to gain a better understanding of the role of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the biogeochemistry of the Southern Patagonian shelf. The results showed that terrigenous input is the main source of ammonium and refractory carbon in the region, while the Antarctic Circumpolar Current contributes autochthonous DOM. Additionally, regeneration processes of nitrogen-rich water were found in the Tierra del Fuego Waters and Grande Bay regions.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Manoranjan Mishra, Tamoghna Acharyya, Bijay Halder, Celso Augusto Guimara Santos, Richarde Marques da Silva, Nihar Ranjan Rout, Debdeep Bhattacharyya
Summary: This study comprehensively analyzes the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Yaas on the mangrove forest in Bhitarkanika National Park, revealing significant ecosystem loss and changes in vegetation vigor and soil conditions, particularly an increase in salinity.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
(2024)