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Need for Coral Reef/Climate Change Ecologist

Why Now? Climate change impacts on coral reefs among the fundamental marine environmental issues of this century Major funding opportunities through NSF, NOAA, private foundations (Pew Foundation, etc.) Why in Hawaii? -Great natural advantage - largest most pristine reef system

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Need for Coral Reef/Climate Change Ecologist

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  1. Why Now? • Climate change impacts on coral reefs among the • fundamental marine environmental issues of this century • Major funding opportunities through NSF, NOAA, • private foundations (Pew Foundation, etc.) • Why in Hawaii? • -Great natural advantage - largest most pristine reef system • in USA (world?) • Easy access to reefs suffering a broad range of impacts • High public awareness of importance of coral reef • Ecosystems & ecotourism • Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument • Why in Oceanography ? • Study of impacts interdisciplinary in nature, involving: • Physical/chemical processes - acidification • - sea-surface warming • - larval transport • - Community/Ecosystems Ecology • - competition & predation • - recruitment and dispersal dynamics (connectivity) • - Biological/Physical Modeling - forecasting physical/chemical changes in the ocean • - predicting population/ecosystem responses • Climate change impacts on coral reefs are at intersection of Physical, Chemical and Biological Oceanography Need for Coral Reef/Climate Change Ecologist

  2. Why in Oceanography ? • Research on coral ecosystem impacts interdisciplinary • in nature: • Physical/chemical processes - acidification • - sea-surface warming • - larval transport • - Community/Ecosystems Processes • - competition & predation • - recruitment and dispersal dynamics (connectivity) • - Biological/Physical Modeling - forecasting physical/chemical changes in the ocean • - predicting population/ecosystem responses • - Ocean observing - in situ to remote sensing • Climate change impacts on coral reefs are at intersection of Physical, Chemical and Biological Oceanography! Hoegh-Guldberg et a. 2007

  3. Teaching gaps to be filled by Coral Reef/Climate Change Oceanographer: • coral reef ecology and climate change in GES Program • Coral reef ecology from Oceanography graduate courses • Advising/support of graduate students and GES undergradutes • Help the 7 instructional faculty in Biological Oceanography offer full BO graduate curriculum Conclusion: Coral reef/climate change ecologist could contribute fundamentally to O Dept and SOEST in research, funding, teaching , and community service Hoegh-Guldberg et a. 2007

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