Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences Seminar Announcement - Jud Kenworthy
When: Wednesday,
September 21, 2022
12:30 PM
-
1:30 PM
Where: > See description for location
Description: The School for Marine Science and Technology
Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences
Seminar Announcement
“Straddling the fence in North Carolina; climate change and the unique biogeography of a large seagrass ecosystem in the western Atlantic Ocean “
Dr. Jud Kenworthy
Retired
NOAA
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
12:30pm – 1:30 pm
SMAST East, Rooms 101/102
and via Zoom
Abstract:
With nearly 2.5 million acres of surface waters, coastal North Carolina has the second largest estuarine ecosystem on the U.S. Atlantic coast. Uniquely located at the biogeographic transition zone between temperate and tropical ecosystems, these coastal waters have both temperate (Zostera marina) and tropical (Halodule wrightii) seagrass species living at their respective “edge of ranges”. While recent surveys indicate that these are currently the largest and healthiest seagrass meadows on the Atlantic seaboard, stressors associated with climate change threaten the status of this ecosystem. This location in the western Atlantic Ocean is one of several global hotspots where poleward-flowing western boundary currents are forecast to warm faster than the global average. This, along with predictions of local sea level rise can affect the growth, distribution, abundance, and reproduction of seagrasses. My presentation addresses the unique resilience characteristics of this seagrass ecosystem and how it is poised to respond to both climate and anthropogenic disturbances.
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Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences
Seminar Announcement
“Straddling the fence in North Carolina; climate change and the unique biogeography of a large seagrass ecosystem in the western Atlantic Ocean “
Dr. Jud Kenworthy
Retired
NOAA
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
12:30pm – 1:30 pm
SMAST East, Rooms 101/102
and via Zoom
Abstract:
With nearly 2.5 million acres of surface waters, coastal North Carolina has the second largest estuarine ecosystem on the U.S. Atlantic coast. Uniquely located at the biogeographic transition zone between temperate and tropical ecosystems, these coastal waters have both temperate (Zostera marina) and tropical (Halodule wrightii) seagrass species living at their respective “edge of ranges”. While recent surveys indicate that these are currently the largest and healthiest seagrass meadows on the Atlantic seaboard, stressors associated with climate change threaten the status of this ecosystem. This location in the western Atlantic Ocean is one of several global hotspots where poleward-flowing western boundary currents are forecast to warm faster than the global average. This, along with predictions of local sea level rise can affect the growth, distribution, abundance, and reproduction of seagrasses. My presentation addresses the unique resilience characteristics of this seagrass ecosystem and how it is poised to respond to both climate and anthropogenic disturbances.
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Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 974 4006 9270
Passcode: 428029
One tap mobile
+13017158592,,97440069270#,,,,*428029# US (Washington DC)
+13126266799,,97440069270#,,,,*428029# US (Chicago)
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+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 974 4006 9270
Passcode: 428029
Find your local number: https://umassd.zoom.us/u/adtxYu9NMO
Join by SIP
97440069270@zoomcrc.com
Join by H.323
162.255.37.11 (US West)
162.255.36.11 (US East)
115.114.131.7 (India Mumbai)
115.114.115.7 (India Hyderabad)
213.19.144.110 (Amsterdam Netherlands)
213.244.140.110 (Germany)
103.122.166.55 (Australia Sydney)
103.122.167.55 (Australia Melbourne)
149.137.40.110 (Singapore)
64.211.144.160 (Brazil)
149.137.68.253 (Mexico)
69.174.57.160 (Canada Toronto)
65.39.152.160 (Canada Vancouver)
207.226.132.110 (Japan Tokyo)
149.137.24.110 (Japan Osaka)
Meeting ID: 974 4006 9270
Passcode: 428029
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For additional information, please contact Sue Silva at s1silva@umassd.edu
Contact: > See Description for contact information
Topical Areas: School for Marine Sciences and Technology, SMAST Seminar Series