Search Results - "Ortega Cisneros, Kelly"
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Evaluating the effects of climate change in the southern Benguela upwelling system using the Atlantis modelling framework
Published in Fisheries oceanography (01-09-2018)“…The ocean is affected by multiple anthropogenic stressors including climate change, the effects of which are already evident in many ocean ecosystems. The…”
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Complex, dynamic combination of physical, chemical and nutritional variables controls spatio-temporal variation of sandy beach community structure
Published in PloS one (17-08-2011)“…Sandy beach ecological theory states that physical features of the beach control macrobenthic community structure on all but the most dissipative beaches…”
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The Past and Future of the Fisheries and Marine Ecosystem Model Intercomparison Project
Published in Earth's future (01-09-2024)“…Climate change is increasingly affecting the world's ocean ecosystems, necessitating urgent guidance on adaptation strategies to limit or prevent catastrophic…”
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Calibrating process-based marine ecosystem models: An example case using Atlantis
Published in Ecological modelling (15-11-2019)“…•Best practices for calibrating complex process-based ecosystem models are described.•We emphasize the importance of understanding the model structure and data…”
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Nutrient Dynamics of Estuarine Invertebrates Are Shaped by Feeding Guild Rather than Seasonal River Flow
Published in PloS one (09-09-2015)“…This study aimed to determine the variability of carbon and nitrogen elemental content, stoichiometry and diet proportions of invertebrates in two sub-tropical…”
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Assessing South Africa’s Potential to Address Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in the Fisheries Sector
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (10-06-2021)“…The marine fisheries sector is one of the most important income sectors in South Africa and plays an important role in food security for small-scale and…”
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The Missing Layers: Integrating Sociocultural Values Into Marine Spatial Planning
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (01-07-2021)“…Graphical Abstract Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is a relatively new approach to ocean management and has been widely implemented worldwide. Ideally, MSP…”
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Exploring Temporal Variability in the Southern Benguela Ecosystem Over the Past Four Decades Using a Time-Dynamic Ecosystem Model
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (31-07-2020)“…This paper presents a new, updated, temporally-dynamic Ecosim model for the Southern Benguela (1978-2015) by capturing recent advancements in our understanding…”
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Key Challenges in Advancing an Ecosystem-Based Approach to Marine Spatial Planning Under Economic Growth Imperatives
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (27-03-2019)“…In 2016, South Africa became the first African country to draft Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) legislation. The underlying legal framework supports the…”
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Editorial: Solving Complex Ocean Challenges Through Interdisciplinary Research: Advances from Early Career Marine Scientists
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Linking the movement of South African sardine and anchovy to environmental variables using a model of intermediate complexity
Published in Fisheries research (01-07-2024)“…This study investigates the movement of sardine and anchovy between areas around South Africa, and its possible relationship with key environmental drivers…”
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An Atlantis model of the southern Benguela upwelling system: Validation, sensitivity analysis and insights into ecosystem functioning
Published in Ecological modelling (10-07-2017)“…•An application of Atlantis for the Benguela upwelling system was updated and validated against time series of biomass and catch (1990–2013).•Univariate skill…”
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Equity in science: advocating for a triple-blind review system
Published in Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) (01-11-2021)“…We propose 'triple-blind review' for peer-reviewed journals – a process that keeps author identities and affiliations blind to manuscript editors until after…”
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Transdisciplinarity in transformative ocean governance research—reflections of early career researchers
Published in ICES journal of marine science (26-10-2022)“…Abstract This paper interrogates the concept of transdisciplinarity, both theoretically and practically, from a perspective of early career researchers (ECRs)…”
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Evaluating the specificity of ecosystem indicators to fishing in a changing environment: A model comparison study for the southern Benguela ecosystem
Published in Ecological indicators (01-12-2018)“…•The specificity of ecosystem indicators to fishing in a changing climate was evaluated.•The Atlantis and Ecopath with Ecosim models for the southern Benguela…”
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Issues of context, capacity and scale: Essential conditions and missing links for a sustainable blue economy
Published in Environmental science & policy (01-04-2022)“…The blue economy has roots in the international arena of sustainable development and sets out to unlock opportunities for economy and society whilst protecting…”
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Goals, challenges, and next steps in transdisciplinary fisheries research: perspectives and experiences from early-career researchers
Published in Reviews in fish biology and fisheries (01-06-2023)“…Fisheries are highly complex social-ecological systems that often face ‘wicked’ problems from unsustainable resource management to climate change. Addressing…”
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Integrating human dimensions in decadal-scale prediction for marine social–ecological systems: lighting the grey zone
Published in ICES journal of marine science (25-01-2023)“…Abstract The dynamics of marine systems at decadal scales are notoriously hard to predict—hence references to this timescale as the “grey zone” for ocean…”
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Resource utilization and trophic niche width in sandy beach macrobenthos from an oligotrophic coast
Published in Estuarine, coastal and shelf science (05-01-2017)“…One of the paradigms underlying sandy beach ecology is the overriding control by physical processes; thus, biological interactions (i.e. food availability,…”
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Planning adaptation to climate change in fast-warming marine regions with seafood-dependent coastal communities
Published in Reviews in fish biology and fisheries (01-06-2016)“…Many coastal communities rely on living marine resources for livelihoods and food security. These resources are commonly under stress from overfishing,…”
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