Transdisciplinary Science : A Path to Understanding the Interactions Among Ocean Acidification, Ecosystems, and Society

ABSTRACT The global nature of ocean acidification (OA) transcends habitats, ecosystems, regions, and science disciplines. The scientific community recognizes that the biggest challenge in improving understanding of how changing OA conditions affect ecosystems, and associated consequences for human s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Oceanography. - Oceanography Society. - 28(2015), 2, Seite 212-225
1. Verfasser: Yates, Kimberly K. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Turley, Carol, Hopkinson, Brian M., Todgham, Anne E., Cross, Jessica N., Greening, Holly, Williamson, Phillip, Van Hooidonk, Ruben, Deheyn, Dimitri D., Johnson, Zackary
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Oceanography
Schlagworte:Physical sciences Economics Biological sciences Applied sciences Business
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT The global nature of ocean acidification (OA) transcends habitats, ecosystems, regions, and science disciplines. The scientific community recognizes that the biggest challenge in improving understanding of how changing OA conditions affect ecosystems, and associated consequences for human society, requires integration of experimental, observational, and modeling approaches from many disciplines over a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. Such transdisciplinary science is the next step in providing relevant, meaningful results and optimal guidance to policymakers and coastal managers. We discuss the challenges associated with integrating ocean acidification science across funding agencies, institutions, disciplines, topical areas, and regions, and the value of unifying science objectives and activities to deliver insights into local, regional, and global scale impacts. We identify guiding principles and strategies for developing transdisciplinary research in the ocean acidification science community.
ISSN:2377617X