Ocean Climate Indicators: A Monitoring Inventory and Plan for Tracking Climate Change in the North-central California Coast and Ocean Region
Frances Wilkerson, Tom Suchanek, John J. "Jay" Stachowicz, Jan Roletto, Steven Morgan, Steve I. Lonhart, John Largier, Rebecca L. Johnson, Jaime Jahncke, Tessa Hill, Kelley Higgason, Holly Gellerman, Benet Duncan, Robert Breen, Steven Bograd, Sarah Allen | August 14th, 2014
The impacts of climate change, defined as increasing atmospheric and oceanic carbon dioxide and associated increases in average global temperature and oceanic acidity, have been observed both globally and on regional scales, such as in the North-central California coast and ocean, a region that extends from Point Arena to Point Año Nuevo and includes the Pacific coastline of the San Francisco Bay Area. Because of the high economic and ecological value of the region’s marine environment, the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS) and other agencies and organizations have recognized the need to evaluate and plan for climate change impacts.
Keywords
climate change, ecosystem management, fisheries, monitoring, ocean acidification, water quality