ME13B:
Impacts of Ecological Interactions on Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Biodiversity: New Insights from Theory, Models, and Field Measurements III

Session ID#: 93035

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 to advancing our understanding of biodiversity 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 ing together oceanographers and ecologists posing questions about ocean ecosystems, bridging empirical investigations with ecological theory and process models. We welcome both theoretical and empirical research addressing ecological interactions and biodiversity 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. Presentations may include innovative observational or experimental approaches, ranging from microscopy, imaging, flow cytometry and remote sensing, to molecular (e.g. -omics), trait-based, or isotopic tools, with the aim to characterize variability in diet, diversity (taxonomy, barcoding, metabarcoding), abundance, and/or the physiological status of the organisms in response to perturbations and interactions. We especially look to highlight recent advances since 2018.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • OB - Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry
  • OM - Ocean Modeling
  • PI - Physical-Biological Interactions
Index Terms:

1615 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [GLOBAL CHANGE]
4815 Ecosystems, structure, dynamics, and modeling [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL]
4817 Food webs, structure, and dynamics [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL]
4858 Population dynamics and ecology [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL]
Primary Chair:  Clifton Brock Woodson, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
Co-chairs:  Bingzhang Chen, University of Strathclyde, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Glasgow, United Kingdom and Vittoria Roncalli, Stazione zoologica A. Dohrn, Naples, Italy
Primary Liaison:  Steven Yitzchak Litvin, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States
Moderators:  Clifton Brock Woodson, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States and Steven Yitzchak Litvin, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Steven Yitzchak Litvin, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

ME13B-01
Size-selective cod predation: impact on prey, implications for pelagic fisheries (654229)
Nataliia Kulatska1, Pamela J. Woods2, Bjarki Þór Elvarsson2, Ulrika Beier3, Håkan Wennhage4 and Valerio Bartolino1, (1)Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Aquatic Resources, Lysekil, Sweden, (2)Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland, (3)Wageningen Marine Research, IJmuiden, Netherlands, (4)Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Aquatic Resources, Sweden
ME13B-02
Moving Ecological and Biogeochemical Transitions Across North Pacific (655680)
Christopher L Follett1, Stephanie Dutkiewicz2, Gael Forget3, B. B. Cael4 and Michael J Follows2, (1)University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean, and Ecological Sciences, Liverpool, United Kingdom, (2)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Cambridge, United States, (3)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States, (4)University of Hawaii, Department of Oceanography, Honolulu, United States
ME13B-03
Environmental and Ecological Drivers of Growth in Demersal Fishes Across the Depth Continuum (649392)
Jesse Black1, Jeffrey Drazen2, Anna B Neuheimer1 and Peter Horn3, (1)University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States, (2)University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Department of Oceanography, Honolulu, United States, (3)National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand
ME13B-04
Non-indigenous Assemblages Cannot Buffer Lost Ecological Functions of Declining Native Biota in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (636122)
Jan Steger1, Marija Bosnjak1,2, Jonathan Belmaker3,4, Bella S Galil4, Martin Zuschin1 and Paolo G Albano1, (1)University of Vienna, Department of Palaeontology, Vienna, Austria, (2)Croatian Natural History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia, (3)Tel Aviv University, School of Zoology, Tel Aviv, Israel, (4)Tel Aviv University, The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Israel National Center for Biodiversity Studies, Tel Aviv, Israel
ME13B-05
Community composition and nutrient contributions of coral exosymbionts in Moorea, French Polynesia (655307)
Kaitlyn Landfield1, Katrina Munsterman2, Jake Allgeier3 and Deron E Burkepile1, (1)University of California Santa Barbara, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, (2)University of Michigan, Department of Ecology and Evolution, MI, United States, (3)University of Michigan, Department of Ecology and Evolution, United States
ME13B-06
Integrative Taxonomy of Cones Snails (Conidae, Gastropoda) Giving new Insight Into The Role of Ecosystem in Speciation (492021)
Shijin Ameri, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Marine Biodiversity Division, Kochi, Ernakulam, India, Laxmilatha P, Central marine fisheries research institute, Madras research centre, Chennai, India, Labeeb K a, Central marine fisheries research institute, Kochi, India, Ranjith L, Central marine fisheries research institute, Tutucorin Research centre, India and Kathirvelapandian A, PMFGR Centre of National bureau of fish genetic resource, Kochi, India
ME13B-07
Effects of Interspecific Competition Between Increasingly Dominant Peyssonnelid Algal Crust and Juvenile Massive Porites spp. (657332)
Megan Williams, California State University Northridge, Biology, Northridge, CA, United States and Peter Edmunds, California State University Northridge, Department of Biology, Northridge, CA, United States
ME13B-08
Marine food web complexity counters size-based constraints on pyramids of life: consequences for ecosystem structure and fisheries (639598)
Clifton Brock Woodson1, John Schramski1 and Samantha Benton Joye2, (1)University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States, (2)Univ Georgia, Department of Marine Sciences, Athens, GA, United States
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