| Session Details | |
| Section | BG - Biogeosciences |
| Session Title | Environmental and Ecosystem Changes of Western Pacific Marginal Seas: Processes, Records and Mechanisms |
| Main Convener | Prof. Meixun Zhao (Ocean University of China, China) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Guodong Jia (Guangzhou Institute of geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Dr. Jianfang Chen (Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, China) |
| Session Description | Marginal sea environments are under increasing pressure due to both natural and anthropogenic forcing. Sea surface temperature increases, ocean acidification, nutrient loading, hypoxia, and land hydrological projects are all affecting marginal ecosystem fundamentally. However, it is still a challenge to quantitatively separate and link the various forcing mechanisms on marginal sea ecosystem. This session aims to bring together oceanographers, marine biogeochemists, ecologists and climate scientists, to assess the current status of marginal sea environmental changes and ecosystem responses; and to distinguish natural variability and anthropogenic forcing mechanisms on ecosystem changes, by synthesis of results from field survey of modern processes, proxy records extending back to the preindustrial periods, and modeling. Conveners: Professor Zhao, Meixun (Max) Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology of the Ministry of Education Ocean University of China 238 Songling Road Qingdao 266100, China Tel. and FAX: 86-532-6678-2103; Email address: maxzhao04@yahoo.com, maxzhao@ouc.edu.cn Dr. Jia, Guodong State Key laboratory of Organic Geochemistry Guangzhou Institute of geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou 510640 China Tel: 86-020-8529-0190; Fax: 86-020-85290706 jiagd@gig.ac.cn Dr. Chen, Jianfang Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA Hangzhou 310012, China biogeo_chen@hotmail.com phone: 86-0571-88080399 |