Oceans and Marine Resources in a Changing Climate

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxxiv

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2. Introduction

   • Roger Griffis, Jennifer Howard

   Pages 1-6

3. Climate-Driven Physical and Chemical Changes in Marine Ecosystems

   • Jennifer Howard, Carol Auer, Russ Beard, Nicholas Bond, Tim Boyer, David Brown et al.

   Pages 7-34

4. Impacts of Climate Change on Marine Organisms

   • Brian Helmuth, Eleanora Babij, Emmett Duffy, Deborah Fauquier, Michael Graham, Anne Hollowed et al.

   Pages 35-63

5. Impacts of Climate Change on Human uses of the Ocean and Ocean Services

   • Amber Himes-Cornell, Stewart Allen, Guillermo Auad, Mary Boatman, Patricia M. Clay, Sam Herrick et al.

   Pages 64-118

6. International Implications of Climate Change

   • Eleanora Babij, Brian Hayum, Amber Himes-Cornell, Anne Hollowed, Peter Little, Mike Orbach et al.

   Pages 119-139

7. Ocean Management Challenges, Adaptation Approaches, and Opportunities in a Changing Climate

   • Laura Petes, Jordan Diamond, Bill Fisher, Ben Halpern, Lara Hansen, Amber Mace et al.

   Pages 140-155

8. Sustaining the Assessment of Climate Impacts on Oceans and Marine Resources

   • Roger Griffis, Brian Helmuth, Jennifer Howard, Laura Petes

   Pages 156-169

9. Back Matter

   Pages 160-249

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Prepared for the 2013 National Climate Assessment and a landmark study in terms of its breadth and depth of coverage, Oceans and Marine Resources in a Changing Climate is the result of a collaboration among numerous local, state, federal, and nongovernmental agencies to develop a comprehensive, state of the art look at the effects of climate change on the oceans and marine ecosystems under U.S. jurisdiction.

• Atmospheric science
• Climate change
• Fisheries
• Ocean
• Sea level rise
• marine and freshwater sciences
• climate change impacts

• NOAA Fisheries Service Climate Change Coordinator, Silver Spring Maryland, USA

  Roger Griffis

• NOAA Fisheries Service, Silver Spring Maryland, USA

  Jennifer Howard

Roger Griffis is a senior policy advisor for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Habitat Conservation. A marine ecologist by training, he has helped lead development and implementation of policies and programs related to NOAA’s environmental stewardship mission including coastal zone management and coral reef conservation.
As Coordinator of NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program from 2000-2007, Roger built strong partnerships at national to local levels for reef conservation in the U.S. and internationally. He also led development of new tools to help reef managers better understand and respond to impacts of climate change on their reefs and communities.
Over the past two years Roger has helped lead a variety of efforts to assess the impacts of climate change on the nation’s ocean and coastal resources and NOAA’s stewardship mission. He is actively involved in NOAA efforts to increase resilience of the nation’s ecosystems, communities and economies in a changing climate. His rotation with LTA is part of his participation in NOAA’s Leadership Development Program.

Jennifer is an AAAS Fellow, hosted by NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service - Marine Ecosystems Division at American Association for the Advancement of Science. Previously she has worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Maryland and Heller Fellow in the Reproductive Physiology Department – Endocrinology Unit at the Zoological Society of San Diego.

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