Alabama Center for Estuarine Studies
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
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ID: 21235
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* » Title | Alabama Center for Estuarine Studies |
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Short Name | Alabama Center for Estuarine Studies |
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Improved documentation and understanding of the global pervasiveness of human-induced ecosystem changes requires us to acknowledge that virtually no ecosystem on earth completely retains its prehistoric structure and function (Vitousek et al. 1997). Human-induced changes are especially evident in the coastal zone, where dramatic population growth in the past century, along with attendant shifts in land and water use patterns, industrial development, and natural resource harvesting (Matson et al. 1997; Vitousek et al. 1997; Dayton et al. 1995) are often accompanied by a shift from clear water, macrophyte-dominated conditions to very turbid, plankton-dominated waters (Duarte 1995). Correlated effects, such as noxious algal blooms (Vitousek et al. 1997) and large volumes of hypoxic and anoxic waters (Rabalais et al. 1996) are also common along heavily developed watersheds and shorelines. Currently unavailable, however, is a mechanistic understanding of how human-induced modifications singly, and most importantly, in concert, produce changes in the structure and function of coastal ecosystems. To make progress in developing this mechanistic understanding we have designated the following as primary goals of the Alabama Center for Estuarine Studies (ACES): 1) the use of sustained experimentation and observation to understand how the most common human-induced modifications of the coastal zone produce changes in ecosystem structure and function; and 2) the application of this understanding to develop prudent management strategies for sustaining the productivity of our coastal land and seascapes. |
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Main interests and research themes: -the effects of eutrophication resulting from both point and non-point sources, including harmful algal blooms, decreasing water clarity and hypoxia -the effects of changing land use patterns in the watershed, including the consequences of changing agricultural practices, logging and urbanization -the direct and indirect effects of harvesting finfish and shellfish, including physical alterations of the substrate as well as shifts in species composition -basic biological parameters, likely to be impacted by anthropogenic changes, of key estuarine and nearshore species, especially species of major ecological or economic importance -the social and economic impacts of continued human-induced modifications of coastal environments -the development and testing of a wide variety of strategies for: 1) improved understanding and prediction of human-induced changes in coastal ecosystems; and 2) promoting the use of adaptive management practices to solve problems in the coastal zone |
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Catalog Item ID | 21235 |
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Metadata Record Created By | Ralf Riedel |
Metadata Record Created | 2014-01-22 12:03+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
» Metadata Record Last Modified | 2022-08-09 17:11+0000 |
Metadata Record Published | 2017-03-13 |
Owner Org | GSMFC |
Metadata Publication Status | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish? | N |
Metadata Workflow State | Published / External |
Metadata Last Review Date | 2017-03-13 |
Metadata Review Frequency | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date | 2018-03-13 |
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