Marine Resources Dynamics Under Global Change

Dear Colleagues,

Marine ecosystems provide humanity with an array of invaluable goods and services. Foreseeing how these environments, alongside climate shifts, influence marine systems stands as a paramount scientific challenge in the forthcoming decades. Across millions of years, species have honed their resilience to environmental fluctuations, exhibiting an innate capacity to adapt to the ever-shifting natural conditions. While global projections offer insights into various facets of climate change within marine realms—such as sea surface temperature (SST) and pH levels—understanding their localized impacts remains elusive due to the nuanced nature of these processes, which vary across regions and societies.

Undoubtedly, evidence indicates that climate change can exert long-term, extensive effects on marine systems, yet it would be erroneous to downplay the critical impacts of fishing for instance. A comprehensive understanding of how marine communities, alongside the abiotic environment, evolve and the subsequent vulnerability they face demands the amalgamation of natural and socio-economic scientific inquiry.

Potential research avenues include investigations into the influence of climate change on the distribution and productivity of marine species, the susceptibility of marine habitats, experimental works, and the formulation of management strategies for exploited marine communities amidst changing climatic conditions. Moreover, we encourage submissions addressing multifaceted issues concerning food security, income sustainability, and the ecologically sound development of the fisheries sector. Topics spanning the impact of climate change on socioeconomic systems are also within the scope of our interests.

We invite submissions encompassing reviews, syntheses, viewpoints, meta-analyses, and original research pertinent to environmental studies, ecology, biology, fisheries science, policy analysis, human development, and economic studies, irrespective of geographical boundaries.

Dr. Francisco Leitão
Dr. Catarina Vinagre
Guest Editors

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