Ecological Change and Environmental Stressors

生态变化和环境压力

• 批准号: CRC-2018-00219
• 负责人: McKinney, Melissa
• 金额: $ 5.1万
• 依托单位: McGill University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Canada Research Chairs
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=659351
• 关键词: Ecological; Change; Environmental; Stressors

Earth's ecosystems are changing due to climate change and more so in the Arctic than elsewhere. Therefore, Arctic environmental change can tell scientists about changes that will happen further south. Yet, climate change impacts on Arctic animal health remains poorly understood and difficult to predict. One critical unknown is how ecological changes may alter wildlife exposures to other key human-induced environmental stressors and how these changes may together impact the health of individuals and populations. This project will address these questions using advanced chemical tracers to study Arctic marine species as indicators of global environmental change.

由于气候变化，地球的生态系统正在发生变化，北极的情况比其他地方更严重。因此，北极的环境变化可以告诉科学家更远的南方将发生的变化。然而，气候变化对北极动物健康的影响仍然知之甚少，难以预测。一个关键的未知数是生态变化如何改变野生动物对其他主要人为环境压力的暴露，以及这些变化如何共同影响个人和种群的健康。该项目将利用先进的化学示踪剂来研究北极海洋物种，以此作为全球环境变化的指标，从而解决这些问题。