Marine Climate Impacts and Adaptation
Profile
: Chris J. Brown
Phd Student
Integrating climate and ecosystem models to predict climate
change impacts on Australian marine systems
Climate change will have a significant impact on marine ecosystem
biodiversity and economic sustainability. Already, climate driven
changes have been detected in plankton communities and fish population
dynamics. However, it has been difficult to make predictions
about the impact of climate change on whole marine ecosystems,
particularly in Australia where long-term marine studies are
limited. This information is essential for conservation and economically
sustainable management of marine ecosystems. Chris will use a
unique ensemble of Australian Ecopath with Ecosim ecosystem models
integrated with global climate models to investigate climate
impacts on Australian marine ecosystems. Importantly, these models
allow consideration of multiple human caused changes in marine
ecosystems. Thus, this project will provide advice to managers
on measures that can be taken, such as addressing fishing effects
on ecosystems, to foster resilience of marine ecosystems to climate
change.
Advisors
Related:
Publications:
- Brown, C. J., A. J. Hobday, P. Zeigler and D. Welsford (2008).
Darwinian fisheries science needs to consider realistic fishing
pressures over evolutionary time-scales. Marine
Ecology Progress Series. 369: 257-266
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