Complexity, stability and chaos in marine model ecosystems for present day and global warming conditions
Category
FP7 Project with U.S. partner
Short name and number
MarinEcosyStability (236079)
Area
Environment including Climate change
Description
The relationships between complexity, stability and chaos in ecosystem food webs are not clearly understood in the global marine environment. We propose to explore these connections using a global marine ecosystem model in which the level of species diversity is an emergent property. We will map globally indices of: phytoplankton diversity, food web connectance, complexity, stability, chaotic behaviour, and productivity.
Participating Countries
Spain and United States.
Name of US Partner
MASSACHUSSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MIT CORPORATION
Contact
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS (ES) / ABAD RUIZ Carlos Manuel