YOUMARES 8 - Oceans Across Boundaries : : Proceedings of the 2017 Conference for YOUng MARine RESearchers in Kiel, Germany.

• Author: Jungblut, Simon.
• TeilnehmendeR: Liebich, Viola.; Bode, Maya.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2018.; ©2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (259 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Editors -- YOUMARES - A Conference from and for YOUng MARine RESearchers -- Concept and Structure of YOUMARES -- A Brief History of Getting Larger -- How to Get in Contact: Personal Experiences as a Young Researcher -- YOUMARES - Science Works Best When Being Shared -- YOUMARES and the DGM - Interlinking the Young and the Experienced -- YOUMARES - A Conference for the Future -- References -- Can Climate Models Simulate the Observed Strong Summer Surface Cooling in the Equatorial Atlantic? -- The Equatorial Atlantic: A Climate Hot Spot -- Climate Models: A Crash Course -- Can Climate Models Reproduce the Observed Seasonality of the Equatorial Atlantic Climate System? -- The Equatorial Atlantic Warm Bias: Symptoms -- Which Processes Produce the Equatorial Atlantic Warm Bias? -- Outlook: Implications for the Usability of CGCMs in the Equatorial Atlantic -- Appendix -- References -- The Physical System of the Arctic Ocean and Subarctic Seas in a Changing Climate -- Introduction -- Arctic Sea Ice -- Sea Ice Cycle -- Sea Ice Role in the Climate System -- Arctic - Subarctic Atmosphere -- Atmospheric Circulation: Why Does It Matter? -- Major Modes of Atmospheric Circulation in the Arctic -- Ocean -- Geography of the Arctic Mediterranean -- Arctic Ocean Circulation and Hydrography -- Fresh water -- River Runoff and Atmospheric Fluxes -- Arctic Glacier and Greenland Ice Sheet Melt -- Oceanic Transport of Sea Ice and Liquid Fresh water -- Heat and Volume Fluxes in the Arctic Ocean -- Atlantic Water -- Outlook -- Appendix -- References -- Marine Optics and Ocean Color Remote Sensing -- Introduction to Ocean Color, Fundamental Concepts, and Optical Tools -- Role of Light in Water -- Fate of Light in Water: Optically Active Constituents and Optical Properties.

Light Penetration and Euphotic Depth -- Optical Classification of Water Types -- Nature of Light and Light from the Sun -- How Is Radiation Measured? -- Optical Tools -- Space-Borne Remote Sensing -- Why Do We Use Satellite Measurements? -- Overview of Technical Details -- Platforms -- Instruments -- Measurement -- Selected Sensors for Water Remote Sensing -- Using Remote Sensing Measurements -- Preprocessing -- Applications -- Bio-optical Models -- Conclusions and Outlook -- Appendix -- References -- Phytoplankton Responses to Marine Climate Change - An Introduction -- Introduction -- What Is Phytoplankton? -- Phytoplankton Taxonomy and Morphology -- Primary Production and Essential Elements -- Methods for Studying Phytoplankton Species Composition -- Climate Influences on Phytoplankton -- Climate Change in the Ocean -- Seasonality and Future Changes in Phytoplankton Communities -- Time Series Monitoring of Phytoplankton Diversity -- Predictions of Phytoplankton Community Changes in Response to Climate Change -- Harmful Algal Blooms -- Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Reading the Book of Life - Omics as a Universal Tool Across Disciplines -- Introduction and Historical Background -- Physiological Background -- Sequence Alterations Influence Protein Functioning -- Quantitative Regulation of the Proteome -- Metabolomics -- Functionality -- Systematics -- Response to Environmental Cues -- Complex Systems and Multi-meta-omics -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Bio-telemetry as an Essential Tool in Movement Ecology and Marine Conservation -- Introduction -- Existing Bio-telemetry Devices -- Archival Loggers -- Argos Satellite Tags -- GPS Tags -- Satellite-linked Data Loggers -- Acoustic Telemetry -- Movement Ecology -- Foraging Behavior -- Migration -- Challenges and Ethics of Bio-telemetry -- Conservation -- Conclusion -- Appendix.

References -- How Do They Do It? - Understanding the Success of Marine Invasive Species -- Introduction -- Promoters of Successful Spread and Establishment -- Vectors, Pathways and Altered Habitats - Human Impacts -- Life History, Ecology and Physiology - Species' Traits -- Competition, Facilitation and Parasitism - Species' Interactions -- Selection, Multiple Introductions and Hybridization - Invasion Genetics -- Why Does It Matter? -- Ecological Impacts -- The Economy and Human Health -- Management and Policy -- Future Implications in Light of Climate Change -- Appendix -- References -- For a World Without Boundaries: Connectivity Between Marine Tropical Ecosystems in Times of Change -- Introduction -- A Nutritious Ocean -- An Empty Ocean -- A Warmer Ocean -- A Sour Ocean -- Summary -- Appendix -- References -- Arctic Ocean Biodiversity and DNA Barcoding - A Climate Change Perspective -- Biodiversity of the Arctic Ocean -- DNA Barcoding -- Plankton -- Microorganisms -- Benthos -- Nekton -- Future Perspectives -- Appendix -- References -- Regime Shifts - A Global Challenge for the Sustainable Use of Our Marine Resources -- Introduction -- Marine Ecosystems Regime Shifts All Over the World -- The Atlantic Cod Trophic Cascade -- The North Sea Regime Shift -- Coral Reefs and Kelp Forests Transitions -- From Examples to Theory -- The Regime Shift Theory -- Challenges and Implications of Regime Shifts for Management Purpose -- Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Biodiversity and the Functioning of Ecosystems in the Age of Global Change: Integrating Knowledge Across Scales -- What We Know and What We Do Not: Biodiversity and Functioning in the Anthropocene -- Regional Pools of Species Under Global Change: Is Biodiversity Decreasing? -- Functional Diversity in Local Communities: Are Species Lost Functionally Replaced by Those Introduced?.

Tools for Analyzing Functioning: From Single Species to Functional Traits -- Species Level Analysis Using the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) Model -- Ecological Network Analysis (ENA) -- Towards Functional Trait Assessment Using Loop Analysis (LA) -- Conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Microplastics in Aquatic Systems - Monitoring Methods and Biological Consequences -- Introduction -- Sampling Design -- Spatial and Temporal Replication -- Sampling Depth -- Reporting of Data -- Sampling Equipment -- Sample Preparation -- Extraction Techniques -- Sample Purification -- Microplastics Identification -- Biological Effects of Microplastics on Biota -- The Risk of Exposure to Microplastics -- Effects Due to the Specific Properties of Microplastic Particles -- Microplastics as Vector for Pollutants -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: List of Conference Participants -- Appendix 2: Conference Sessions and Abstracts -- 1 Physical Processes in the Tropical and Subtropical Oceans: Variability, Impacts, and Connections to Other Components of the Climate System -- 1.1 Call for Abstracts -- 1.2 Abstracts of Oral Presentations -- 1.2.1 El Niño and Its Little Sister in the Tropical Atlantic: Similarities, Differences and Interaction -- 1.2.2 Detecting Changes in Internal Variability in Response to Global Warming -- 1.2.3 Linking the Tropical and Subtropical Atlantic: A Benguela Upwelling Perspective -- 1.2.4 Bottom Currents in the Tropical Fractures of the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge -- 2 The Physics of the Arctic and Subarctic Oceans in a Changing Climate -- 2.1 Call for Abstracts -- 2.2 Abstracts of Oral Presentations -- 2.2.1 Declining Convection in the North Atlantic Initiated Through Warming Summers -- 2.2.2 Upper Layer Circulation in the Nordic Seas - Spatial Distribution Variability of Heat, Freshwater and Potential Energy.

2.2.3 Fram Strait Recirculation and the East Greenland Current -- 2.2.4 Measuring Temperature Variability of Deep Atlantic Water in the Arctic -- 2.2.5 Characteristic of the Arctic Climate as a Response to Air-Sea Interaction -- 2.2.6 The Winter Stratification on the East Siberian Shelf -- 2.2.7 Eddy-Resolving Simulation of the Atlantic Water Circulation in the Fram Strait -- 2.3 Abstracts of Poster Presentations -- 2.3.1 Wind Forcing of the Arctic and North Atlantic Freshwater System -- 3 Ocean Optics and Ocean Color Remote Sensing -- 3.1 Call for Abstracts -- 3.2 Abstracts of Oral Presentations -- 3.2.1 Dominant Phytoplankton Group Identification by Using Simulated and in situ Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Reflectance -- 3.2.2 PlanktonID - Combining in situ Imaging, Deep Learning and Citizen Science for Global Plankton Research -- 3.2.3 Study Phytoplankton Dynamics in the Arctic Using MERIS Sun-Induced Fluorescence -- 3.2.4 Hyperspectral Simulation of Chl-a Fluorescence in Optically Complex Waters -- 3.2.5 Characterization of CDOM and FDOM in the Nordic Seas -- 3.3 Abstracts of Poster Presentations -- 3.3.1 100 Years of North Sea Clarity and Color Changes -- 3.3.2 Land-Ocean Interactions in Arctic Coastal Waters - Ocean Color Remote Sensing in Optical Complex Waters -- 4 Phytoplankton in a Changing Environment - Adaptation Mechanisms and Ecological Surveys -- 4.1 Call for Abstracts -- 4.2 Abstracts of Oral Presentations -- 4.2.1 Under Surveillance - Monitoring Phytoplankton and Hunting Their Traces -- 4.2.2 NMR-Spectroscopic Study of Dissolved Organic Matter During a Microalgal Spring Bloom -- 4.3 Abstracts of Poster Presentations -- 4.3.1 Identification of Microalgal Cyclic Imines and Their Potential Ecological Roles -- 5 Reading the Book of Life - Omics as a Universal Tool Across Disciplines -- 5.1 Call for Abstracts.

5.2 Abstracts of Oral Presentations.