Seminar Series

Upcoming Seminar

From Ecology to Physiology: Creating Sustainable Solutions in a Changing Ocean
Dr. Racine Rangel, UC Santa Cruz

February 27, 2025
4:00pm-5:00pm via Zoom

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Meeting ID: 817 8028 2041

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Abstract

Global environmental change, including ocean warming and acidification, are leading to modifications in population sizes and ecosystem functioning, impacting the services humans derive from the sea. However, there are key knowledge gaps regarding the mechanisms that underpin the physiological responses and continued sustainability of marine populations, communities, and ecosystems. This presentation highlights how single and multiple drivers influence individual performance with impacts across levels of biological organization and ecosystem function. In addition, this presentation also discusses the assessment of adaptive mechanisms to better anticipate species, population, and ecosystem-level resiliency to future global change.

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Racine Rangel is a marine physiological ecologist and a UC President's Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she uses an integrative scientific approach to better understand the impact of global change on marine organisms and ecosystems.