ME44B:
Impacts of Ecological Interactions on Marine Ecosystem Dynamics: New Insights from Models, Theory, and Field Measurements III Posters


Session ID#: 9373

Session Description:
Ocean ecosystems make up the largest living space on the planet. Understanding the behavior, physiology, and evolution of marine organisms in the context of their chemical and physical environments and species interactions is key advancing our understanding of community and ecosystem functioning across systems. Multiple general concepts in ecology have originated from pelagic systems, including ecological stoichiometry, trophic cascades, and the match/mismatch hypothesis. However, a fundamental hurdle in advancing our understanding of ecological processes in the ocean remains the traditional boundary between ecology and oceanography. In this session, we seek to bring together those posing questions about pelagic ocean ecosystems, bridging empirical investigations with ecological theory and process models. We welcome both theoretical and empirical research addressing ecological interactions across a range of scales and trophic levels, with particular emphasis on the integration of field sampling, ecological theory, and/or modeling aimed to reveal processes structuring ocean ecosystems.
Primary Chair:  Clifton Brock Woodson, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
Chairs:  Kelly J Benoit-Bird, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States, Adam T Greer, The University of Southern Mississippi, Division of Marine Science, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, Steven Yitzchak Litvin, Hopkins Marine Station - Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA, United States, Tessa B Francis, University of Washington Tacoma, Puget Sound Institute, Tacoma, WA, United States, Kirstin Holsman, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA, United States, Charles A Stock, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, United States, Mark D Ohman, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States and J A Kleypas, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Climate and Global Dynamics, Boulder, CO, United States
Moderators:  Steven Litvin, Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove, CA, United States and Clifton Brock Woodson, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Clifton Brock Woodson, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
Index Terms:

4813 Ecological prediction [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
4815 Ecosystems, structure, dynamics, and modeling [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
4830 Higher trophic levels [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
4890 Zooplankton [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

 
ME44B-0850
The Adaptive Ecosystem Climatology (AEC): Design and Development (92585)
Sergio deRada, Bradley Penta, Sean McCarthy and Richard W Gould Jr, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States
 
ME44B-0852
Stable isotope analysis of food-web system in subarctic to subtropical region of western North Pacific (88136)
Maki Noguchi Aita, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Research and Development Center for Global Change, Yokohama, Japan, Kitamura Minoru, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan, Toru Kobari, Kagoshima University, Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima, Japan, Chisato Yoshikawa, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan and Reiichiro Ishii, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto, Japan
 
ME44B-0853
Evaluating Ecosystem effects of oyster restoration in the Mississippi Sound (90805)
Courage Kwashie Klutse and Scott P Milroy, The University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Marine Science, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States
 
ME44B-0854
Presence-only Species Distribution Modeling for King Mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) and its 31 Prey Species in the Gulf of Mexico (92245)
Xiaopeng Cai1, James Simons2, Cristina Carollo3, Blair Sterba-Boatwright4,5 and Alexey Sadovski4,5, (1)Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Conrad Blucher Institute, Corpus Christi, TX, United States, (2)Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Center for Coastal Studies, Corpus Christi, TX, United States, (3)Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Harte Research Institute, Corpus Christi, TX, United States, (4)Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Corpus Christi, TX, United States, (5)Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, Corpus Christi, TX, United States
 
ME44B-0855
Increased Sediments, but not Nutrients, may Facilitate Dominance of Halimeda Opuntia Through Interactions with Light on Fringing Reefs in the South Pacific (90482)
Shalanda Grier1, Symone Gyles1, Joanna Marrufo2, Shayna Sura3, Paul H Barber3 and Peggy Fong3, (1)Hampton University, Hampton, VA, United States, (2)University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States, (3)University of California, Los Angeles, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Los Angeles, CA, United States
 
ME44B-0856
Effect of Orientation on Light Absorption by Colonial Diatoms (90786)
Malcolm McFarland1, James Michael Sullivan1, Michael Twardowski1 and Aditya R Nayak2, (1)Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Fort Pierce, FL, United States, (2)Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Ft. Pierce, FL, United States
 
ME44B-0857
Evaluating Energy Flows Through Jellyfish and Forage Fish and the Effects of Fishing on the Northern Humboldt Current Ecosystem (91568)
Luciano Chiaverano1, Kelly Lynn Robinson2, James J Ruzicka3, Javier Quiñones4, Jorge Tam4, Marcelo Acha5, William M. Graham1, Richard Brodeur6, Mary Beth Decker7, Frank Hernandez Jr.8, Robert Leaf8, Hermes Mianzan9 and Shin-ichi Uye10, (1)University of Southern Mississippi, Marine Science, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (2)Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR, United States, (3)Oregon State University, Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies, Newport, OR, United States, (4)Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE), Callao, Peru, (5)Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), Mar del Plata, Argentina, (6)NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Newport Research Station, Newport, OR, United States, (7)Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States, (8)University of Southern Mississippi, Coastal Sciences, Ocean Springs, MS, United States, (9)Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero, Mar del Plata, Argentina, (10)Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima, Japan
 
ME44B-0858
Predicting Nutrient Effects on Secchi Depth using the Tampa Bay Water Clarity Model (TBWCM) (91757)
John Ernest Rogers and Marc Russell, US EPA, Gulf Ecology Division, Gulf Breeze, FL, United States
 
ME44B-0859
Fine-scale distribution of zooplankton is linked to phytoplankton species composition and abundance in a North Norwegian fjord system (92708)
Fredrika (Maria) Norrbin1, Pierre D Priou2 and Alex Prat Varela2, (1)Uit the Arctic university of Norway, Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, Tromsø, Norway, (2)University of Tromsoe, Arctic and Marine Biology, Tromsoe, Norway
 
ME44B-0860
Growth and Survival of Larval Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) in Southern New England Lakes (93132)
Justin Suca, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Andrew Jones, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology and Joel Llopiz, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
 
ME44B-0861
Do Seasonal Nutrient Fluctuations Induce Blooms of Diatom-Diazotroph Associations in the Oligotrophic Pacific Ocean? (93629)
Christopher L Follett1, Stephanie Dutkiewicz2 and Mick Follows2, (1)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Earth Atmosphere and Planetary Science, Cambridge, MA, United States, (2)MIT, Earth Atmosphere and Planetary Science, Cambridge, MA, United States
 
ME44B-0862
Trophic Resources to Subtidal Suspension Feeders in Kelp Ecosystems (93832)
Christie Yorke1, Robert J. Miller2, Henry Mark Page3, Nick T Shears4 and Benjamin J Hanns4, (1)Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science, Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, (2)University of California Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, (3)Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, (4)The University of Auckland, Marine Science, Leigh, New Zealand
 
ME44B-0863
Sediment and Nutrient Sources as well as Interspecific Competition Control Growth of 2 Common Species of Coral Reef Macroalgae (93919)
Tiara Moore1, Peggy Fong1 and Benjamin Cuker2, (1)University of California, Los Angeles, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (2)Hampton University, Marine and Environmental Science, Hampton, VA, United States
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