Abstract
Legacy of the US GLOBEC Program: Current and Potential Contributions to Marine Ecosystem-Based Management
Highlights
The developmental arc of the US Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (GLOBEC) program from conception to implementation strongly reflected a rapidly evolving set of questions and issues at the intersection of basic oceanography, climate science, ecology, and resource management
The US Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (GLOBEC) program was designed to unravel the elements of this complexity and to forge the tools needed to explore the scope for predictability of ecosystem change in a rapidly changing ocean
We trace some of the current applications of GLOBEC science in resource management and point to its potential to further shape the evolution of marine ecosystem-based management
Summary
The interplay of climate and environmental forcing, ecosystem structure and function, and human influences and requirements shape the dynamics of these systems in complex ways. As a basic science program, US GLOBEC established new standards in ecological monitoring, technological development, and coupled bio-physical modeling of marine systems. Development of the US GLOBEC program considerably predated the formal adoption of strategies for ecosystem-based management of coastal and marine systems in the United States under the aegis of the National Ocean Policy. We trace some of the current applications of GLOBEC science in resource management (including the extension of single species management strategies to incorporate climate forcing and the use of broader ecosystem models) and point to its potential to further shape the evolution of marine ecosystem-based management
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