IMBIZO 5

Scientific Committee Carol Robinson (Chair) University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK Eileen Hofmann, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA Julie Hall, NIWA, Wellington, New Zealand Lisa Maddison, IMBeR, Bergen, Norway Alistair Hobday (co-Convener), CSIRO, Hobart, Australia Marion Glaser (co-Convener), ZMT, Bremen, Germany Organising Committee Lisa Maddison, IMBeR, Bergen, Norway Heather Benway, OCB, Woods Hole, MA,…

On Tuesday, the first morning of the IMBIZO, there will be plenary presentations for each of the three workshops, aiming to give everyone an overview of the state of research and future directions for the three workshop topics and provide the basis for joint discussions. These will be followed by a fourth keynote presentation, given…

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Management Strategy Evaluation: Achieving Transparency in Natural Resource Management by Quantitatively Bridging Social and Natural Science Uncertainties Marine and human systems are complex, which makes describing their interactions and potential outcomes difficult. The often-obscured links between climate change and environmental variability adds to this complexity and thus to developing management strategies for marine resource use….

Metabolic diversity and evolution in marine biogeochemical cycling and ocean ecosystem processes Ecosystem services such as climate mediation, food security and aesthetic value, are underpinned by the activity and biodiversity of marine organisms. These organisms are sensitive to global environmental change, in terms of both total biomass and community composition, and also possess varied and…

Critical Constraints on Future Projections of Marine Systems Marine ecosystems, and associated services, face numerous challenges from human activities: global climate change, ocean acidification, over-exploitation, pollution, habitat destruction… Future scenarios from global and regional models present a promising approach to explore drivers, attribution, consequences and potential responses to change. However, the ability to make reliable…