Assessing the vulnerability of marine ecosystems in the context of climate change

Florentina-Aurelia Vasilica; Mariana Panaitescu; Fanel-Viorel Panaitescu; Alexandru-Andrei Scupi; Valeriu-Nicolae Panaitescu

doi:10.1117/12.2643109

2 March 2023 Assessing the vulnerability of marine ecosystems in the context of climate change

Florentina-Aurelia Vasilica, Mariana Panaitescu, Fanel-Viorel Panaitescu, Alexandru-Andrei Scupi, Valeriu-Nicolae Panaitescu

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Proceedings Volume 12493, Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnologies XI; 124930C (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2643109
Event: Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnologies 2022, 2022, Constanta, Romania

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The paper analyzes the tools for establishing the ecological status of marine ecosystems in the context of climate change. The novelty of the paper is the use of mapping applications to obtain information on the intended study location such as: data on the physical properties of ecosystems, how many types of habitats, lists of indicators and links to relevant publications and reports. The working tools are specialized programs. The results are descriptive indicators of the analyzed ecosystems: Biota, Phytoplankton, Benthic flora, Fauna, Benthic fauna, ichthyofaunal, Marine mammals, Seabirds, the number of indicators per related water column habitats, the number of indicators on seabed habitats, the number of indicators per habitat type for specific and non-specific taxonomy, the number of indicators depending on the existing pressures in the area. As a working method, we can highlight both frequently used tools (the risk matrix, the vulnerability) and a new tools (software) for assessing the state of the environment, which allows the assessment of the health of marine systems. The methods used can be validated for different locations. The following were analyzed: ecosystem status characteristics, pressures and impacts, risk matrix for a marine ecosystem, risk assessment, anthropogenic impact on marine ecosystems, a model and descriptive indicators of good ecological status of the ecosystem, as well as vulnerability. The obtained results are: the descriptive indicators for Black Sea marine ecosystem, the assessment of ecological status of the marine ecosystem, the risk matrix and vulnerability.

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Florentina-Aurelia Vasilica, Mariana Panaitescu, Fanel-Viorel Panaitescu, Alexandru-Andrei Scupi, and Valeriu-Nicolae Panaitescu "Assessing the vulnerability of marine ecosystems in the context of climate change", Proc. SPIE 12493, Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnologies XI, 124930C (2 March 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2643109

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