| Session Description |
To study the impact of human induced changes such as increasing discharge of macro and micro nutrients caused by land use changes, rapid change in mangrove biodiversity and ecosystem structure through reclamation, invasion of anthropogenic CO2 and increasing temperature is a part of the requirement of integrated marine biogeochemistry and ecosystem research. This requirement is the basis of this study goal, which is to investigate the sensitivity of bio-geo-chemical cycle in the mangrove ecosystem to global change, on time scales ranging from years to decades. To achieve this goal this study will identify key interactions between biogeochemical cycles in the mangrove ecosystems and will assess how this interactions response to complex natural and anthropogenic forces. Important forcing includes large-scale climate variations, changing physical and biological dynamics, changing carbon cycle chemistry and nutrient fluxes. A major driver of change considers are physical dynamics, seawater carbon dioxide (controlling ocean pH), nutrients and intensive fish harvesting. This study will fill the critical gap between short-term climate events (seasonal scale) and anthropogenic climate and global change. Interdisciplinary relevance The vision of the study stems from the recognition that human activities are rapidly altering earth-system processes that directly and indirectly influences society. Informed decisions required to provide comprehensive understanding of, which part of the earth system are most sensitive to change, and the nature and extent of anticipated impacts, in general, and to provide accurate predictive capacity for, mangrove responses to accelerating global change and the consequence effects on the earth system and human society, in particular. |
