Descripción del proyecto
El papel de los ecosistemas polares emergentes en el clima mundial
El rápido ritmo del cambio climático en los mares de latitudes altas está provocando la aparición de nuevos ecosistemas, tanto en las regiones costeras como en alta mar. Teniendo esto en cuenta, en el proyecto SEA-Quester, financiado con fondos europeos, se estudiarán estos ecosistemas polares emergentes, evaluando su potencial para la captura de carbono azul, su efecto en la biodiversidad marina y su papel en el sistema climático mundial. Su equipo examinará todas las formas de carbono azul en ecosistemas marinos costeros, pelágicos y bentónicos y, con este fin, creará un sistema de contabilidad del carbono azul. En SEA-Quester se desarrollará un método para cuantificar la compensación entre la recolección de biomasa marina y su contribución neta a la captura de carbono a través del factor de amplificación biomasa-captura. También se ofrecerán recomendaciones.
Objetivo
The rapid pace of climate change in high latitude seas is promoting the emergence of novel ecosystems in coastal regions as well as in the open ocean. SEA-Quester, in accordance with the work program (HORIZON-CL6-2023-CLIMATE-01-3), will conduct field surveys, process studies and model analyses to improve our understanding of the causes and consequences of these emerging polar ecosystems; their potential for blue carbon sequestration, their implications for marine biodiversity, and their role in the global eco-bio-geo-chemical climate system. SEA-Quester will do so with a rigorous analysis of blue carbon stocks and their dynamics, laying the foundations for a fit-for-purpose blue carbon accounting with balance sheets for not just carbon sequestration, but other impacted marine ecosystem services such as fisheries production. SEA-Quester considers all forms of blue carbon in coastal, pelagic, and benthic novel marine ecosystems, living and dead, in the water column and in the sediments, and uses a mechanistic approach to reduce uncertainties in model predictions. A key outcome of SEA-Quester will be to develop a thorough means of quantifying the trade-off between harvesting marine biomass and its net contribution to carbon sequestration: the Biomass-Sequestration amplification factor. SEA-Quester will ensure effective exploitation of the project results in international scientific assessments of Blue Carbon potential and by policy-makers (specifically targeting Nationally Determined Contribution estimates), to ensure dialogue, communication and dissemination to National and European governmental bodies, European citizens and NGO’s, and to provide recommendations for optimizing the monitoring of biodiversity and ecosystem services in emerging polar environments.
Ámbito científico
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmarine biology
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheries
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil societynongovernmental organizations
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
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