CSCOR Active in Regional Climate Change Impact
Research through it's Coastal Ecosystem Effects of Climate Change
(CEECC) Program
Climate change has a profound impact on coastal and
marine environments. Coastal decision makers need scientific information
in order to appropriately manage coastal ecosystems impacted by climate
change. The goal of CEECC
research is to develop a predictive understanding of coastal ecosystem
responses to climate in order to inform and facilitate management of the
impacts of climate change.
Recent activities include:
- Based on the groundbreaking results from her Ecological
Effects of Sea Level Rise program, CSCOR program manager Carol
Auer was invited to speak about the program and serve on a climate
change panel at the Coastal States Organization (CSO) Annual Meeting
(Oct. 15-18, 2007 in Woods Hole, MA), the 23rd Annual National Estuarine
Research Reserve Meeting (Oct. 22-26, 2007 in Shepherdstown, WV), and
the 10th Annual Southern and Caribbean Coastal Management Regional
Meeting (Nov 5-8, 2007 in Lafayette, LA). In addition, Carol
will hold a Sea Level Rise workshop in Pensacola, Fl January 22-24,
2008 to create a framework to expand her Sea Level Rise program to
the Florida/Alabama Panhandle. For more information contact Carol.Auer@noaa.gov..
- CSCOR participated in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System
(NERRS) managers meeting October 22-25 in Shepardstown, WV to present
different aspects of their climate change research. NERRS managers
were introduced to an ecological forecasting tool that will enable them
to assess climate change impacts in their estuaries. This tool
was developed through the research project Climate
Change and Intertidal Risk Analysis, supported through CSCOR’s
Ecological Forecasting Program, and was presented by CSCOR-supported
researcher David Wethey from the University of South Carolina. For
more information contact elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov.
- CSCOR scientist Libby Jewett participated in the "Ocean
Carbon and Biogeochemistry Scoping Workshop on Ocean Acidification" October
9-11, 2007, at Scripps Oceanographic Institute organized by the Ocean
Carbon and Biogeochemistry Program. Assessing impacts of decreasing
pH on coastal ecosystems was a special focus. In addition, Dr. Jewett
is leading efforts to organize a Town
Hall Forum at the upcoming Ocean Sciences Meeting in March of 2008
titled "Ocean Acidification: Towards an Interagency Approach." The
goal is to convene representatives from a variety of federal agencies
such as NOAA, NSF, NASA, USGS, EPA, and DOE to discuss a vision for
a cooperative, interagency, large-scale, Ocean Acidification research
program. For more information, contact Libby.Jewett@noaa.gov.
