Decadal ecosystem changes in the seas around Korea

Abstract

Recent decades have seen many abrupt changes in the marine ecosystems adjacent to Korean Peninsula: Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and East Sea. The ecosystem changes in these seas are expected to have a significant impact on the resource utilization in the region. These changes are related with climate change as well as human activities that have increased steadily in the region. It is difficult to tease out the compounding impacts of climate change and anthropogenic forcing.ization in the region. These changes are related with climate change as well as human activities that have increased steadily in the region. It is difficult to tease out the compounding impacts of climate change and anthropogenic forcing.