Breckenridge Destinations supports independent journalism. Click for great deals on vacation lodging in Breckenridge.
A Pacific kelp forest. Photo courtesy NOAA.
UC Santa Barbara researchers to try and establish early warning systems
By Summit Voice
FRISCO — Marine researchers with UC Santa Barbara say they want to keep better tabs on potential ecosystem tipping points. By using case studies, they hope to develop a set of early warning indicators and management tools that may help to predict, and even prevent, threatened systems from falling off the precipice.
“We know that thresholds in marine ecosystems can lead to rapid changes in their ability to support activities and services that people value, but we seldom have information about how human actions are affecting these things, and how close we might be to those tipping points,” said Carrie Kappel, associate project scientist and lead principal investigator on the study. (more…)
Filed under: biodiversity, endangered species, Environment, invasive species, Marine biology, ocean conservation | Tagged: biodiversity, ecosystem tipping points, Environment, oceans, University of California Santa Barbara | 2 Comments »
Arapahoe Basin supports independent journalism. Click to visit The Legend online.
Powder's falling at Monarch!! Have you reserved your spot yet?
Innovative energy underwrites coverage of energy stories.
