Planning a Marine Laboratory Network on Ocean Acidification

南加州大学获得了一笔赠款，用于领导一个重点规划研讨会，该研讨会将通过西部海洋实验室协会（WAML）与西海岸海洋实验室合作，在沿海系统中开发OA网络。海洋酸化对海洋生态系统的影响是广泛的，但在区域和地方尺度上也是复杂和多样的。因此，区域和地方的研究和观测工作对于更好地了解海洋酸化对沿海环境的影响至关重要。该战略将涉及将来自西海岸不同生态系统（海带森林、珊瑚礁、河口、沿海水域）的长期生态数据与基于海洋实验室的相应海洋酸化测量技术相结合，并通过现有的组织框架提供数据访问。通过对某些关键技术的重点规划和后续投资，致力于了解海洋碳酸盐系统，WAML可以作为实施有价值的沿海网络的纽带，将海洋酸化知识与区域生态系统动态联系起来。该研讨会将设法协调各实验室的工作并使其标准化，并确定需要哪些投资才能将新生的WAML-OA联盟显著提升为一个有利于该地区的有效运作网络。海洋酸化及其相关影响将影响社会的许多主题，包括气候、生态系统、粮食安全、沿海规划、文化和商业。整合和交流区域OA数据不仅可以增强研究活动，还可以增强不同利益相关者的决策能力。

The University of Southern California is awarded a grant to lead a focused planning workshop that will engage west coast marine laboratories, through the Western Association of Marine Laboratories (WAML), in developing a network around OA in coastal systems. Ocean acidification impacts in marine ecosystems are widespread, and yet they are also complex and varied at regional and local scales. Therefore, regional and local research and observational efforts are critical to reaching a greater understanding of ocean acidification (OA) impacts in coastal environments. The strategy will involve coupling long-term ecological data from diverse west coast ecosystems - kelp forests, coral reefs, estuaries, coastal waters - with corresponding ocean acidification measurement technologies based at marine laboratories, and providing data access through existing organizational frameworks. With focused planning and subsequent investment in certain key technologies dedicated to understanding the marine carbonate system, WAML can serve as a nexus for implementing a valuable coastal network that links knowledge about ocean acidification to regional ecosystem dynamics. The workshop will seek to coordinate and standardize efforts across laboratories, and determine what investments are needed to significantly elevate a nascent WAML-OA alliance to an effective operational network for the benefit of the region. Ocean acidification and its associated impacts stand to influence society across many themes including climate, ecosystems, food security, coastal planning, culture and commerce. Coalescing and communicating regional OA data will empower not only research activities but also the decision-making abilities of varied stakeholders.