DFO seminar - October 24, 2018 - Michelle Staudinger
When: Wednesday,
October 24, 2018
2:30 PM
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3:30 PM
Where: New Bedford New Bedford, MA
Description: Department of Fisheries Oceanography
Climate-induced shifts in phenology: Case studies of fish, whales, and seabirds in the Gulf of Maine
Michelle D. Staudinger, Ph.D.
Science Coordinator, DOI Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Conservation
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
2:30 - 3:30 pm
SMAST-E rm. 101/102
836 South Rodney French Boulevard, New Bedford, MA
Abstract: Marine communities in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean have strong seasonality, and the Gulf of Maine (GOM) supports a range of highly migratory species that coincide the timing of recurring life events with preferred conditions and peaks in forage. The timing and intensity of seasonal warming and cooling cycles have undergone significant shifts and are associated with regional oceanographic and atmospheric patterns. This talk will explore and contrast phenological responses to climate drivers across functional groups through three case studies in the GOM: 1) spring spawning migration of anadromous alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), 2) patterns in habitat use of North Atlantic right (Eubalaena glacialis) whales, and 3) spring-summer foraging conditions and productivity of nesting seabirds (Sterna sp.). Overall phenological responses vary among species in strength, directionality, and spatial coherence as well as in relationship to different seasonal environmental drivers. This study provides new information on how higher trophic level species are responding to climate change through annual and seasonal variability, and considers the ecological and management implications in terms of resource mismatches and interactions with human activities.
To access the live broadcasting, go to https://echo360.org/directLogin
you will have to login as smast@umassd.edu with the password: smastumassd
After logging in, you will have to click on ALL CLASSES (MAR 700-01 - DEOS Seminar or MAR 700-02 - DFO Seminar) and click on the green LIVE streaming.
To view a video of an SMAST seminar (post October 1, 2014), go to https://www.umassd.edu/smast/events/seminar-series/ and click on a highlighted title.
For more information, please contact cfox@umassd.edu
Climate-induced shifts in phenology: Case studies of fish, whales, and seabirds in the Gulf of Maine
Michelle D. Staudinger, Ph.D.
Science Coordinator, DOI Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Conservation
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
2:30 - 3:30 pm
SMAST-E rm. 101/102
836 South Rodney French Boulevard, New Bedford, MA
Abstract: Marine communities in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean have strong seasonality, and the Gulf of Maine (GOM) supports a range of highly migratory species that coincide the timing of recurring life events with preferred conditions and peaks in forage. The timing and intensity of seasonal warming and cooling cycles have undergone significant shifts and are associated with regional oceanographic and atmospheric patterns. This talk will explore and contrast phenological responses to climate drivers across functional groups through three case studies in the GOM: 1) spring spawning migration of anadromous alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), 2) patterns in habitat use of North Atlantic right (Eubalaena glacialis) whales, and 3) spring-summer foraging conditions and productivity of nesting seabirds (Sterna sp.). Overall phenological responses vary among species in strength, directionality, and spatial coherence as well as in relationship to different seasonal environmental drivers. This study provides new information on how higher trophic level species are responding to climate change through annual and seasonal variability, and considers the ecological and management implications in terms of resource mismatches and interactions with human activities.
To access the live broadcasting, go to https://echo360.org/directLogin
you will have to login as smast@umassd.edu with the password: smastumassd
After logging in, you will have to click on ALL CLASSES (MAR 700-01 - DEOS Seminar or MAR 700-02 - DFO Seminar) and click on the green LIVE streaming.
To view a video of an SMAST seminar (post October 1, 2014), go to https://www.umassd.edu/smast/events/seminar-series/ and click on a highlighted title.
For more information, please contact cfox@umassd.edu
Contact: > See Description for contact information
Topical Areas: School for Marine Sciences and Technology, SMAST Seminar Series