Thermohaline feedback loops and Natural Capital
Human interference now represents an inextricable component of all major ecosystems. Whether this is through top-down overharvesting of ecosystem production or bottom-up alteration (deliberate or inadvertent) of the abiotic conditions, the planet´s ecosphere is in a vicious degradation cycle. For ou...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:9681c058570b49cc9ba52860d577929e 2023-05-15T14:57:06+02:00 Thermohaline feedback loops and Natural Capital Tom Sawyer Hopkins 2001-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2001.65s2231 https://doaj.org/article/9681c058570b49cc9ba52860d577929e EN eng Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/698 https://doaj.org/toc/0214-8358 https://doaj.org/toc/1886-8134 0214-8358 1886-8134 doi:10.3989/scimar.2001.65s2231 https://doaj.org/article/9681c058570b49cc9ba52860d577929e Scientia Marina, Vol 65, Iss S2, Pp 231-256 (2001) thermohaline circulation feedback loops natural capital biocomplexity arctic mediterranean pamlico sound Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling SH1-691 article 2001 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2001.65s2231 2022-12-31T07:04:50Z Human interference now represents an inextricable component of all major ecosystems. Whether this is through top-down overharvesting of ecosystem production or bottom-up alteration (deliberate or inadvertent) of the abiotic conditions, the planet´s ecosphere is in a vicious degradation cycle. For our economy to shift from exploiting to sustaining the natural systems, the solution, if there is to be one, will involve incorporation of the value of natural capital into the economic and political feedback loop. For the science sector, this will involve developing methodologies to evaluate the nonlinear and behavioral dynamics of entire systems in ways that can be coupled with economic models. One essential characteristic of systems science involves the interactions between internal components and external systems. Thermohaline circulations and their feedback loops illustrate a class of such interactive pathways. Examples from the Arctic, Mediterranean, and the US East Coast along with some of their associated ecological impacts are reviewed. Understanding how thermohaline interactions provide stability to the marine biotic environment and under what conditions this stability could be destabilized is a fundamental step toward evaluating the non-linear response of marine systems to anthropogenic stress. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Scientia Marina 65 S2 231 256 |
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Human interference now represents an inextricable component of all major ecosystems. Whether this is through top-down overharvesting of ecosystem production or bottom-up alteration (deliberate or inadvertent) of the abiotic conditions, the planet´s ecosphere is in a vicious degradation cycle. For our economy to shift from exploiting to sustaining the natural systems, the solution, if there is to be one, will involve incorporation of the value of natural capital into the economic and political feedback loop. For the science sector, this will involve developing methodologies to evaluate the nonlinear and behavioral dynamics of entire systems in ways that can be coupled with economic models. One essential characteristic of systems science involves the interactions between internal components and external systems. Thermohaline circulations and their feedback loops illustrate a class of such interactive pathways. Examples from the Arctic, Mediterranean, and the US East Coast along with some of their associated ecological impacts are reviewed. Understanding how thermohaline interactions provide stability to the marine biotic environment and under what conditions this stability could be destabilized is a fundamental step toward evaluating the non-linear response of marine systems to anthropogenic stress. |
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