A Synthesis and Analysis of the Regional Impacts of Global Change in the Western Arctic/Bering Sea

该提案是为“北极西部/白令海全球变化的区域影响的综合和分析”专题讨论会提供支持的请求。专题讨论会将提供一个论坛，通过预测和评估这些变化对该区域的自然、生物和社会经济系统的影响，确定这些变化对该区域的累积影响，包括评估过去的影响，就全球变化对北极西部/白令海区域变化的性质和幅度进行多学科讨论；并调查可能的政策选择，以减轻这些累积影响。建议举办一系列综合讲习班，讨论关键问题和问题。研讨会将汇集大量科学家、决策者和当地民众，以确定可能对理解白令海生态系统全球变化的维度非常重要的关键问题。

ABSTRACT OPP-9614126 WELLER U. ALASKA The proposal is a request for support of a symposium "A synthesis and analysis of the regional impacts of global change in the western Arctic/Bering Sea". The symposium will provide a forum for multidisciplinary discussion of the nature and magnitude of changes in the Western Arctic/Bering Sea region as a consequence of global change through prediction and assessment of the consequences of these changes on the physical, biological, and socio-economic systems in the region, determination of the cumulative impacts of these changes on the region, including assessment of past impacts; and investigation of possible policy options to mitigate these cumulative impacts. A series of synthesis workshops are proposed in which the key questions and issues will be addressed. The symposium will bring together a large number of scientists, policy-makers, and local people for the purposes of identifying critical issues likely to be very important in understanding the dimensions of global change on the Bering Sea ecosystem.