Climate Change at the Land-Sea Interface

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Intertidal zone climate change research across the United States

Talk to researchers studying how climate change is affecting the rocky intertidal zone in California, Maine, and Oregon.  Projects include seascape change in the Gulf of Maine, species distribution changes in coastal California, and changes in intertidal communities in the Pacific Northwest. Find out who they are, how they got interested in their research, and the questions they are asking.

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Date Video Recorded: October 13, 2020
Language: English

About The Researchers

Sarah Graven, Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO), Oregon State University
Jennifer Dijkstra, University of New Hampshire (UNH) School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering
Eric Sanford, University of California Davis

Moderated by Jarrett Byrnes, University of Massachusetts Boston & Shoals Marine Laboratory Faculty
Hosted by Kerry Wininger, Sonoma State University, Center for Environmental Inquiry

About This Ecosystem

Countries:: North America
States or Provinces:: Oregon
Climate Zones: Temperate, Continental
Biomes: Oceans
Habitat Types: Marine

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Concepts Explored in this Video

Abiotic Processes: Climate change impacts water level, temperature, pH, and more

Biotic Processes: Intertidal organisms must adapt to changing conditions, disease, and competition in order to survive

Climate Change: Climate change is affecting marine intertidal species

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