Acronym NA
Category
Aquaculture
Title Combined effects of multiple organic stressors from jellyfish blooms and aquaculture operations on seafloor ecosystems Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
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Funding source National Coordinator Paul Renaud Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
NIVA - Norwegian Institute for Water Research (Norway)
Institutions involved
UGent - Ghent University (Belgium) ,
UiO - University of Oslo (Norway) ,
Start year 2015 End year 2018 Funding (€) € 1,908,842 Website http://jellyfarmproject.blogspot.com/ Summary Ocean health is declining due to a combination of climate warming and human activities, and is accompanied by a concomitant reduction in ecosystem services. This decline is particularly evident in coastal regions where inputs from municipal, agricultural, aquaculture, and industrial sources lead to blooms of algae and gelatinous plankton. Whereas these stressors have been studied individually in Norway, combined effects of the most prevalent sources of organic loading have not been addressed. This project uses an inter- and multi- disciplinary approach to investigate the effect of organic loading from jellyfish detritus and aquaculture waste on seafloor ecosystems along the coast. We investigate the cumulative effects of anthropogenic climate change and pollution on populations of marine species, the ecosystem as a whole, and society at large, including processes and interactions within and between these levels using field, laboratory, and modeling activities. Our results will feed into a socio-economic study exploring the effect of interactions between anthropogenic and natural changes in climate and the environment on ecosystem functions and services in Norway's coastal environments. These are the primary themes within the ØKOSYSTEM joint ecosystem-effects call. Finally it will provide an assessment of the impact and probability of wide-ranging changes in the composition, function and dynamics of ecosystems. This is critical for sustainably managing marine ecosystems in Norway, quantifying ecosystem resilience in the face of combined stressors, and providing projections of society?s ability to adapt to such changes. Two postdoctoral positions and key roles for four early-career scientists make this project a valuable training vehicle for Norwegian marine science.
Keywords
Open sea aquaculture;
Environmental impact;
Pollution;
Wastes;
Impacts;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
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