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Coastal Ecosystem Effects of Climate Change (CEECC)
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Coastal and marine ecosystems are intimately linked to climate. The oceans respond to atmospheric variability and change, often in dramatic ways. These changes may be on multi-year time scales, such as El Niño/La Niña cycles, multi-decadal, such as responses to atmospheric indices such as the North Atlantic Oscillation and Pacific Decadal Oscillation, or some coastal environments may respond to incremental changes over longer time scales, such as sea level rise. Although much of the focus of climate change research as an environmental stressor has been on predicting atmospheric and terrestrial changes, comparatively less research has been centered on the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems. CSCOR supports interdisciplinary, multi-year research programs investigating how oceanic and coastal oceans respond to climate variability and change. More
Current Projects
- GLOBEC Northwest Atlantic
- GLOBEC Northeast Pacific
- Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise
- Climate Change and Intertidal Risk Analysis: Forecasting the effects of climate change on the biogeography of foundation species in estuarine and rocky intertidal ecosystems
Related News
- North Carolina Coastal Managers' Input Directly Shapes Future NCCOS Science Priorities for their Benefit (April, 2007)
- Resource Manager Decisions May Benefit from Approaches to Address Uncertainties in Predictive Ecosystem Models (April, 2007)
- North Carolina Managers Workshop to Inform Development of Sea Level Rise Model for Improved Management of the Impacts Associated with Climate Change (March, 2007)
- This Oregon cruise was written by a high-school teacher about life at sea, complete with pictures, etc.
- This Alaskan cruise was written by an undergraduate
Past Programs
- Southeast Bering Sea Carrying Capacity (FY98-03)
- Climate Change Ecological Forecasting. A goal of CSCOR's climate research is development of ecological models that lead to ecosystem forecasts. Decision makers need more complete understanding of ecosystem dynamics, structure and functional interrelationships to successfully protect our coastal and marine resources. More
Workshops & Meetings
- PICES/GLOBEC Symposium on Climate variability and ecosystem impacts on the North Pacific: A basin-scale synthesis. Honolulu, HI. April 19–21, 2006.
- ECOHAB/GLOBEC Gulf of Maine Modeling Workshop Report (pdf)
Related Links
- GLOBEC Main Page
- GLOBEC Northwest Atlantic
- GLOBEC Northeast Pacific