EP51B:
From Physics to Predators: Understanding Bottom-Up Forcing of Pelagic Ecosystems II


Session ID#: 37831

Session Description:
Physical oceanography is a fundamental determinant of micro- and macroecology in our oceans, driving vertebrate distributions and interactions through bottom-up processes. Understanding how oceanographic processes influence marine vertebrate distribution and ecology is not only of key interest to ecologists, but is also necessary for effective species conservation and management. A wealth of correlative studies have revealed the strong links between oceanography and vertebrate ecology, however holistic understanding of the mechanisms underlying these relationships remains limited due to the complex nature of these dynamic processes. The rapid advancement of animal tracking technologies, coupled with sophisticated ocean modeling and monitoring tools, now allow researchers to better interrogate these drivers. In this session we solicit contributions on established and potential mechanisms linking ocean biophysics to vertebrate distribution and ecology, from disciplines spanning physical oceanography to community ecology. The research shared in this session will highlight data sources, methods, and areas of opportunity to foster further cross-disciplinary research on marine physical-ecological systems.
Primary Chair:  Briana Abrahms, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, Monterey, United States
Co-chairs:  Stephanie Brodie1,2, Elliott L. Hazen3 and Isaac D Schroeder1, (1)NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, Monterey, CA, United States(2)NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, Monterey, United States(3)NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Science Division, Monterey, United States
Moderators:  Elliott L. Hazen, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Science Division, Monterey, United States and Briana Abrahms, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, Monterey, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Stephanie Brodie, Institute of Marine Science, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, United States
Index Terms:

4599 General or miscellaneous [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
4815 Ecosystems, structure, dynamics, and modeling [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
4830 Higher trophic levels [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
4858 Population dynamics and ecology [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
Cross-Topics:
  • B - Biodiversity
  • ES - Ecology and Social Interactions
  • OM - Ocean Modeling
  • PO - Physical Oceanography: Other

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Linking Variations in Seasonal Sea Ice Retreat to the Distribution of Zooplankton and Forage Fish in the Bering Sea (313750)
Kelly Kearney, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, United States, Kerim Aydin, NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA, United States and Albert J Hermann, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, WA, United States
Feeding Dynamics of Zooplanktivorous Forage Fishes in the Northeast US Continental Shelf Ecosystem (324776)
Joel Llopiz1, Justin Joseph Suca1, Julie Pringle2, Zofia Knorek3, Sara Hamilton4 and David Richardson5, (1)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology Department, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (2)University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Sciences, Groton, CT, United States, (3)University of Oregon, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Eugene, OR, United States, (4)Oregon State University, Department of Integrative Biology, Corvallis, OR, United States, (5)NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Narragansett, RI, United States
Behavioral Responses of Forage Species to Intra-Seasonal Variation in Upwelling (312455)
Kelly Benoit-Bird1, John Phillip Ryan2, Jack A Barth3, Chad M Waluk2, Pat Welch4, Mei Sato5, Stephen D Pierce4 and Anatoli Erefeev6, (1)Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States, (2)Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States, (3)Oregon State University, Marine Studies Initiative, Corvallis, OR, United States, (4)Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, United States, (5)University of British Columbia, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (6)Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States
Bottom-up drivers of global patterns of demersal, forage, and pelagic fishes (312728)
Colleen Petrik, Texas A & M, Department of Oceanography, College Station, United States, Ken H Andersen, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Aqua, Kgs Lyngby, Denmark, Charles A Stock, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, United States, James Roger Watson, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States and Daniel Daniël van Denderen, Denmark Technical University, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Top-down impacts on juvenile salmon at sea are dependent on bottom-up mechanisms (301786)
Brian Wells1, Jarrod A Santora2, Mark Henderson3, Pete Warzybok4, Jaime Jahncke4, Russell W Bradley4, David Huff5, Isaac D Schroeder6, Peter Nelson7, John C Field8 and David G Ainley9, (1)National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Santa Cruz, United States, (2)University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, (3)Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, United States, (4)Point Blue Conservation Science, Petaluma, CA, United States, (5)Pt. Adams, NWFSC, NOAA, OR, United States, (6)University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, United States, (7)H.T. Harvey & Associates Ecological Consultants, CA, United States, (8)FED, SWFSC, NOAA, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, (9)H.T. Harvey & Associates Ecological Consultants, United States
Models of Key Trophic Links in a Bottom-Up Framework Reveal Environmental Drivers of Copepod and Krill-Predator Abundance in Central California (315073)
Ryan Jason Hartnett1, Karina Johanne Nielsen2, Frances Wilkerson3, Nadav Nur4, Meredith L. Elliott4 and Jaime Jahncke4, (1)Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies, San Francisco State University, Marine Science, Tiburon, CA, United States, (2)Romberg Tiburon Center, Tiburon, CA, United States, (3)San Francisco State University, Estuary and Ocean Science Center, San Francisco, CA, United States, (4)Point Blue Conservation Science, Petaluma, CA, United States
Central place foragers select ocean surface features based on species-specific foraging strategy (314271)
Matthew J Oliver, University Of Delaware, Lewes, DE, United States, Josh T Kohut, Rutgers University, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, United States, Kim Sarah Bernard, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States, William Fraser, Polar Oceans Research Group, Sheridan, MT, United States, Peter Winsor, Univ of AK-Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States, Hank Statscewich, University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Fairbanks, AK, United States, Erick Fredj, Lev Academic Center, Jerusalem, Israel, Megan A Cimino, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, Donna Patterson-Fraser, Polar Oceans Research Group, United States and Filipa Carvalho, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom
Fisheries bycatch risk to marine megafauna is intensified at convergent Lagrangian Coherent Structures (324493)
Kylie Scales1, Elliott L. Hazen2, Michael Jacox2, Frederic S Castruccio3, Sara Maxwell4, Rebecca L Lewison5 and Steven James Bograd6, (1)University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Australia, (2)NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Science Division, Monterey, United States, (3)NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, United States, (4)Old Dominion University, Department of Biology, Norfolk, VA, United States, (5)San Diego State University, Biology, San Diego, CA, United States, (6)NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Science Division, La Jolla, CA, United States

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