ESM 260: Applied Marine Ecology

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ESM 260 Applied Marine Ecology
Focus Application of Ecology to
Environmental Problem Solving in Marine
Habitats
Emphasis Science as a Process
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General Objectives

• HOW ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS BEHAVE (responses to
  perturbation)

• TOOLS METHODS

(models, statistics, experiments, monitoring
designs)

• Disturbances occur across different spatial
  scales

• LOCAL (e.g. Sewage Outfall)
• REGIONAL (e.g. Fishing)
• GLOBAL (e.g. Climate Change)

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• Processes in various ecosystems in the marine
  environment
• Anthropogenic vs. natural disturbances
• Field impact assessments (BACIPS)
• Role of experiments in assessment management
• Professions in marine science
• Grant proposal writing
• Marine ecological literature
• Modeling

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What problems threaten marine ecosystems?
What is at risk?
What are the solutions?
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Conceptual framework for detecting ecological
impacts
Mercury
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Control - Embryo divides normally
1µM HgCl2 - Embryo fails to divide
Microtubules Actin DNA
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Conceptual framework for detecting ecological
impacts
births deaths growth fecundity
Mechanisms Differentiate effects of human
activities from natural variation