Climate change may impact ocean ecosystems through a number of mechanisms, including shifts in primary productivity or plankton community structure, ocean acidification, and …
Management strategy evaluation (MSE) is a simulation approach that serves as a “light on the hill” to test options for marine management, monitoring, and assessment against …
The basis of natural resource management is decision making under uncertainty while balancing competing objectives. Within fisheries management, a process described as …
There has been a proliferation of coupled social-ecological systems (SES) models created and published in recent years. However, the degree of coupling between natural and social …
The abundance dynamics of short-lived marine species often exhibit large-amplitude fluctuations, potentially driven by unknown but important species interactions and …
JC Tam, G Fay, JS Link - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Ecological and socio-economic indicators are used as proxies for attributes of ecosystems and human communities, respectively. End-to-end models are used to predict how …
D Han, S Tian, Y Zhang, Y Chen - Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gulf of Maine (GOM) ecosystem has experienced significant changes in the last few decades with a great increase in the American lobster Homarus americanus population …
Ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) is gaining traction worldwide, including in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Ecosystem models, such as applications of the Atlantis and …
Large predators exert control on lower trophic levels, often influencing long-term changes in community structure. Many large predators are highly mobile and occur in habitats along a …