Ecosystem Modeling | NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystem Modeling in the Pacific

Models can be used to explore changing ecosystem dynamics, impacts from climate change, and scenarios for resource management.

Pacific Islands

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Alaska Ecosystem Models

Scientists at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center work on several different types of models single-species, multispecies and ecosystem models that incorporate predation and bioenergetics (transfer of energy among trophic levels). Below are some of the…

Alaska

Ocean Futures Under Ocean Acidification, Marine Protection, and Changing Fishing Pressures Explored Using a Worldwide Suite of Ecosystem Models

Scientists from Norway, the United States, France, and Australia evaluated the effects of ocean acidification, marine protected areas, and fishing pressure on eight different marine ecosystems.

March 01, 2018 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

National

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Exploring Ecosystem Dynamics to Explain Trends in Hawaiian Monk Seal Populations

Using an ecosystem model, NOAA scientists explore the importance of the factors that influence growth and mortality of Hawaiian monk seals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

November 03, 2017 - Feature Story ,