EP21A:
Basin- to Global-Scale Ocean Transport, Connectivity, and Dispersal: Interdisciplinary Connections I


Session ID#: 37929

Session Description:
Physical transport of water masses over basin to global scales exerts control on processes as varied as global overturning circulation and the dispersal and ecological connectivity of marine species. In addition, anthropogenic structures in both the coastal and open ocean influence ecological processes through the alteration of habitats, shifts in biodiversity or productivity and may modify physical and biological connectivity. Use of drifters, natural or artificial tagging, field observations of propagules dispersal and genetic analyses, combined with bio-physical modelling, including Lagrangian numerical studies, have provided new insights in both physical and biological applications. However, much uncertainty remains: pathways of water masses important to global ocean dynamics, details of biological interactions with multi-scale currents, natural variability and climate change effects, implications for biogeography and resilience of marine populations, how the addition of man-made structures affect those interactions. To facilitate cross-disciplinary exchanges, we solicit abstracts which aim at: unravelling complex transport pathways of water masses, exploring 3-dimensional transport, upwelling and redistribution of passive tracers, evaluating dispersal for species spanning microbial organisms to top predators, studying demographic and genetic connectivity, revealing seascape boundaries and biological patchiness, as well as understanding the impacts of anthropogenic constructions on the structure of marine populations.
Primary Chair:  Cheryl S Harrison, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Science, Port Isabel, TX, United States
Co-chairs:  Susan Zaleski, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of Interior, Camarillo, CA, United States, James R. Watson, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States and Vincent Rossi, CNRS-MIO, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Marseille, France
Moderators:  Cheryl S Harrison, University of Colorado at Boulder, INSTAAR, Boulder, CO, United States, Susan Zaleski, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of Interior, Camarillo, CA, United States, James R. Watson, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States and Vincent Rossi, CNRS-MIO, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Marseille, France
Student Paper Review Liaison:  James R. Watson, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States
Index Terms:

4512 Currents [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
4815 Ecosystems, structure, dynamics, and modeling [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
4815 Ecosystems, structure, dynamics, and modeling [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
4858 Population dynamics and ecology [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
Cross-Topics:
  • ES - Ecology and Social Interactions
  • ME - Marine Ecosystems
  • OM - Ocean Modeling
  • PL - Physical Oceanography: Mesoscale and Larger

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Linking Ocean Dynamics, Biogeochemical Properties, and Pelagic Species Distribution for a Consensus Regionalisation of the Mediterranean Basin (311173)
Jean-Olivier Irisson1, Sakina-Dorothée Ayata2, Anaïs Aubert3, Jean-Claude Dutay4, Léo Berline5, Nicolas Mayot6, Anne-Elise Nieblas7, Fabrizio D'Ortenzio8, Julien Palmieri4, Gabriel Reygondeau9, Vincent Rossi10 and Cecile Guieu11, (1)University Pierre and Marie Curie Paris VI - LOV, France, (2)LOV UPMC/CNRS, Villefranche sur mer Cedex, France, (3)MNHN National Museum of Natural History, CRESCO, Dinard, France, (4)LSCE Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Gif-Sur-Yvette Cedex, France, (5)Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Marseille Cedex 09, France, (6)Observatoire océanographique de Villefranche-sur-Mer, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, (7)CAP RUN-Hydrô Réunion, Le Port (Île de la Réunion), France, (8)CNRS, Villefranche Oceanographic Laboratory, Villefranche/Mer, France, (9)The University of British Columbia, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (10)CNRS-MIO, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Marseille, France, (11)Laboratoire d'Oceanographie, Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France
Do Australia's Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) Operate as a Network? Modelling Functional Connectivity within the Australian Marine Environment. (303859)
Kelsey Roberts1, Eric A Treml2 and Carly Cook1, (1)Monash University, School of Biological Sciences, Melbourne, Australia, (2)University of Melbourne, School of Biosciences, Parkville, Australia
Does a Lagrangian-Based Dynamic Geography of the Gulf of Mexico’s Deepwater Region Match the Larval Fish Assemblage Structure? (308716)
Sharon Z Herzka1, Patricia Jimenez-Rosemberg2, Laura del Pilar Echeverri-García1, Gonzalo Dauden-Bengoa1, Jesús Cano Compairé1, Paula Perez-Brunius3 and Julio Sheinbaum4, (1)CICESE, Biological Oceanography, Ensenada, Mexico, (2)National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (CICIMAR), La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, (3)CICESE, Ensenada, Mexico, (4)CICESE, Physical Oceanography, San Diego, CA, United States
The ANChor Project: Appraisal Of Network Connectivity Between North Sea Subsea Oil And Gas Platforms (317267)
Claudia Gabriela Mayorga Adame1, Jeff Polton2, Lea-Anne Henry Dr.3, Joe Ferris4, David Corne5, Murray Roberts3, Faron McLellan4 and Alan Fox3, (1)National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom, (2)National Oceanography Center, Liverpool, United Kingdom, (3)University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, (4)BMT Cordah, United Kingdom, (5)Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Distribution and Potential Larval Connectivity of the Non-native Watersipora (Bryozoa) Among Offshore Platforms, Harbors and Natural Reefs (312165)
Mark Page1, Rachel Simons2, Susan Zaleski3, Robert J. Miller4, Jenifer Dugan5, Donna M Schroeder6, Brandon Doheny1 and Jeffrey H Goddard1, (1)Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, (2)Earth Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, (3)Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of Interior, Camarillo, CA, United States, (4)University of California Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, (5)University of California, Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, (6)U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Camarillo, CA, United States
Characterizing drivers of fish biomass on nearshore rocky reef in the Southern California Bight (318445)
Dan Pondella1, Jeremy Claisse2, Susan Piacenza3, Jonathan P. Williams1, Chelsea Munoz Williams4 and Amanda Zellmer5, (1)Occidental College, Vantuna Research Group, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (2)California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Biological Sciences, Pomona, CA, United States, (3)University of West Florida, FL, United States, (4)California State Polytechnic University Pomona, Biological Sciences, Pomona, CA, United States, (5)Occidental College, CA, United States

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