2023
Journal Articles
1.
Vilas, Daniel; Buszowski, Joe; Sagarese, Skyler; Steenbeek, Jeroen; Siders, Zach; Chagaris, David
Evaluating Red Tide Effects on the West Florida Shelf Using a Spatiotemporal Ecosystem Modeling Framework Journal Article
In: Scientific Reports, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 2541, 2023.
BibTeX | Tags: Community ecology, ecological modelling, Ecosystem ecology, ecosystem services, Environmental impact, Marine biology, Population dynamics
@article{vilasEvaluatingRedTide2023,
title = {Evaluating Red Tide Effects on the West Florida Shelf Using a Spatiotemporal Ecosystem Modeling Framework},
author = {Daniel Vilas and Joe Buszowski and Skyler Sagarese and Jeroen Steenbeek and Zach Siders and David Chagaris},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-01-01},
urldate = {2024-01-18},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
volume = {13},
number = {1},
pages = {2541},
publisher = {Nature Publishing Group UK London},
keywords = {Community ecology, ecological modelling, Ecosystem ecology, ecosystem services, Environmental impact, Marine biology, Population dynamics},
pubstate = {published},
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Book Sections
2.
Mutsert, Kim; Coll, Marta; Steenbeek, Jeroen; Ainsworth, Cameron; Buszowski, Joe; Chagaris, David; Christensen, Villy; Heymans, Sheila J. J.; Lewis, Kristy A.; Libralato, Simone; Oldford, Greig; Piroddi, Chiara; Romagnoni, Giovanni; Serpetti, Natalia; Spence, Michael A.; Walters, Carl
Advances in Spatial-temporal Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Modeling Using Ecospace. Book Section
In: Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, Elsevier, 2023, ISBN: 978-0-12-409548-9.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Aquatic, Coastal restoration, Ecological modeling, Ecopath with Ecosim, Ecospace, Ecosystem-based management, Ecosystems, Environmental impact, Fish ecology, fisheries, food webs, Marine, Policy, Spatial temporal modeling
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title = {Advances in Spatial-temporal Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Modeling Using Ecospace.},
author = {Kim Mutsert and Marta Coll and Jeroen Steenbeek and Cameron Ainsworth and Joe Buszowski and David Chagaris and Villy Christensen and Sheila J. J. Heymans and Kristy A. Lewis and Simone Libralato and Greig Oldford and Chiara Piroddi and Giovanni Romagnoni and Natalia Serpetti and Michael A. Spence and Carl Walters},
doi = {10.1016/B978-0-323-90798-9.00035-4},
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year = {2023},
date = {2023-01-01},
urldate = {2023-06-20},
booktitle = {Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences},
publisher = {Elsevier},
abstract = {The advancement of ecosystem-based management of aquatic ecosystems should no longer be limited by a lack of tools. However, a lack of comprehensive understanding of the capabilities of existing tools can form a barrier for uptake. With this chapter, we strive to more fully describe one of these tools, the spatial-temporal ecosystem model Ecospace, which is part of the Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) ecosystem modeling approach and software. Changes and developments in Ecospace have been faster than documented in recent years. Many features of Ecospace, including the most recent that have not been described before, are detailed in this chapter. The applications highlighted showcase the multitude of uses of the spatial application of EwE, which, especially due to expansion of the capabilities to incorporate the effects of environmental change, has facilitated its use outside of fisheries management to protection of biodiversity, ecosystem restoration and environmental impact assessment. New applications of Ecospace can truly contribute to advance modeling of cumulative impacts and management alternatives in marine ecosystems, and can be of interest to inform sectoral and intersectoral policy.},
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The advancement of ecosystem-based management of aquatic ecosystems should no longer be limited by a lack of tools. However, a lack of comprehensive understanding of the capabilities of existing tools can form a barrier for uptake. With this chapter, we strive to more fully describe one of these tools, the spatial-temporal ecosystem model Ecospace, which is part of the Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) ecosystem modeling approach and software. Changes and developments in Ecospace have been faster than documented in recent years. Many features of Ecospace, including the most recent that have not been described before, are detailed in this chapter. The applications highlighted showcase the multitude of uses of the spatial application of EwE, which, especially due to expansion of the capabilities to incorporate the effects of environmental change, has facilitated its use outside of fisheries management to protection of biodiversity, ecosystem restoration and environmental impact assessment. New applications of Ecospace can truly contribute to advance modeling of cumulative impacts and management alternatives in marine ecosystems, and can be of interest to inform sectoral and intersectoral policy.
2022
Journal Articles
3.
Piroddi, Chiara; Coll, Marta; Macias, Diego; Steenbeek, Jeroen; Garcia-Gorriz, Elisa; Mannini, Alessandro; Vilas, Daniel; Christensen, Villy
Modelling the Mediterranean Sea ecosystem at high spatial resolution to inform the ecosystem-based management in the region Journal Article
In: Scientific Reports, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 19680, 2022, ISSN: 2045-2322, (Number: 1 Publisher: Nature Publishing Group).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Climate sciences, ecological modelling, Ecology, Environmental impact, Ocean sciences, Zoology
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title = {Modelling the Mediterranean Sea ecosystem at high spatial resolution to inform the ecosystem-based management in the region},
author = {Chiara Piroddi and Marta Coll and Diego Macias and Jeroen Steenbeek and Elisa Garcia-Gorriz and Alessandro Mannini and Daniel Vilas and Villy Christensen},
url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-18017-x},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-022-18017-x},
issn = {2045-2322},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-11-01},
urldate = {2022-11-19},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
volume = {12},
number = {1},
pages = {19680},
abstract = {Cumulative pressures are rapidly expanding in the Mediterranean Sea with consequences for marine biodiversity and marine resources, and the services they provide. Policy makers urge for a marine ecosystem assessment of the region in space and time. This study evaluates how the whole Mediterranean food web may have responded to historical changes in the climate, environment and fisheries, through the use of an ecosystem modelling over a long time span (decades) at high spatial resolution (8 × 8 km), to inform regional and sub-regional management. Results indicate coastal and shelf areas to be the sites with highest marine biodiversity and marine resources biomass, which decrease towards the south-eastern regions. High levels of total catches and discards are predicted to be concentrated in the Western sub-basin and the Adriatic Sea. Mean spatial\textendashtemporal changes of total and commercial biomass show increases in offshore waters of the region, while biodiversity indicators show marginal changes. Total catches and discards increase greatly in offshore waters of the Western and Eastern sub-basins. Spatial patterns and temporal mean changes of marine biodiversity, community biomasses and trophic indices, assessed in this study, aim at identifying areas and food web components that show signs of deterioration with the overall goal of assisting policy makers in designing and implementing spatial management actions for the region.},
note = {Number: 1
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group},
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Cumulative pressures are rapidly expanding in the Mediterranean Sea with consequences for marine biodiversity and marine resources, and the services they provide. Policy makers urge for a marine ecosystem assessment of the region in space and time. This study evaluates how the whole Mediterranean food web may have responded to historical changes in the climate, environment and fisheries, through the use of an ecosystem modelling over a long time span (decades) at high spatial resolution (8 × 8 km), to inform regional and sub-regional management. Results indicate coastal and shelf areas to be the sites with highest marine biodiversity and marine resources biomass, which decrease towards the south-eastern regions. High levels of total catches and discards are predicted to be concentrated in the Western sub-basin and the Adriatic Sea. Mean spatial–temporal changes of total and commercial biomass show increases in offshore waters of the region, while biodiversity indicators show marginal changes. Total catches and discards increase greatly in offshore waters of the Western and Eastern sub-basins. Spatial patterns and temporal mean changes of marine biodiversity, community biomasses and trophic indices, assessed in this study, aim at identifying areas and food web components that show signs of deterioration with the overall goal of assisting policy makers in designing and implementing spatial management actions for the region.
4.
Piroddi, Chiara; Coll, Marta; Macias, Diego; Steenbeek, Jeroen; Garcia-Gorriz, Elisa; Mannini, Alessandro; Vilas, Daniel; Christensen, Villy
Modelling the Mediterranean Sea Ecosystem at High Spatial Resolution to Inform the Ecosystem-Based Management in the Region Journal Article
In: Scientific Reports, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 19680, 2022, ISSN: 2045-2322.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Climate sciences, ecological modelling, Ecology, Environmental impact, Ocean sciences, Zoology
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title = {Modelling the Mediterranean Sea Ecosystem at High Spatial Resolution to Inform the Ecosystem-Based Management in the Region},
author = {Chiara Piroddi and Marta Coll and Diego Macias and Jeroen Steenbeek and Elisa Garcia-Gorriz and Alessandro Mannini and Daniel Vilas and Villy Christensen},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-022-18017-x},
issn = {2045-2322},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-11-01},
urldate = {2024-01-18},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
volume = {12},
number = {1},
pages = {19680},
publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
abstract = {Cumulative pressures are rapidly expanding in the Mediterranean Sea with consequences for marine biodiversity and marine resources, and the services they provide. Policy makers urge for a marine ecosystem assessment of the region in space and time. This study evaluates how the whole Mediterranean food web may have responded to historical changes in the climate, environment and fisheries, through the use of an ecosystem modelling over a long time span (decades) at high spatial resolution (8,×,8~km), to inform regional and sub-regional management. Results indicate coastal and shelf areas to be the sites with highest marine biodiversity and marine resources biomass, which decrease towards the south-eastern regions. High levels of total catches and discards are predicted to be concentrated in the Western sub-basin and the Adriatic Sea. Mean spatial\textendashtemporal changes of total and commercial biomass show increases in offshore waters of the region, while biodiversity indicators show marginal changes. Total catches and discards increase greatly in offshore waters of the Western and Eastern sub-basins. Spatial patterns and temporal mean changes of marine biodiversity, community biomasses and trophic indices, assessed in this study, aim at identifying areas and food web components that show signs of deterioration with the overall goal of assisting policy makers in designing and implementing spatial management actions for the region.},
keywords = {Climate sciences, ecological modelling, Ecology, Environmental impact, Ocean sciences, Zoology},
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Cumulative pressures are rapidly expanding in the Mediterranean Sea with consequences for marine biodiversity and marine resources, and the services they provide. Policy makers urge for a marine ecosystem assessment of the region in space and time. This study evaluates how the whole Mediterranean food web may have responded to historical changes in the climate, environment and fisheries, through the use of an ecosystem modelling over a long time span (decades) at high spatial resolution (8,×,8~km), to inform regional and sub-regional management. Results indicate coastal and shelf areas to be the sites with highest marine biodiversity and marine resources biomass, which decrease towards the south-eastern regions. High levels of total catches and discards are predicted to be concentrated in the Western sub-basin and the Adriatic Sea. Mean spatial–temporal changes of total and commercial biomass show increases in offshore waters of the region, while biodiversity indicators show marginal changes. Total catches and discards increase greatly in offshore waters of the Western and Eastern sub-basins. Spatial patterns and temporal mean changes of marine biodiversity, community biomasses and trophic indices, assessed in this study, aim at identifying areas and food web components that show signs of deterioration with the overall goal of assisting policy makers in designing and implementing spatial management actions for the region.
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