Changes in the Marine Environment and the Responses of Ecosystem Dynamics in the Pacific Region around East Asia

Abstract

As part of regional activities of the international marine science project “Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research (IMBER)”, the 6th China-Japan-Korea (CJK) IMBR symposium was held in the University of Tokyo, 3-4 October. The symposium began in 2002 in order to provide marine scientists from China, Japan and Korea with the opportunity to share and exchange research achievements and ideas, and discuss about the future challenge and collaboration. Their scientific focuses are on inter-relationship between biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems, and responses of marine system to natural and anthropogenic forcing, especially in the western North Pacific region adjacent to East Asia. Furthermore they aim to understand feedback mechanism from the changes in marine system to human system, and to predict its influence on the sustainable use of marine resources and services. The goals of the 6th CJK IMBER symposium are to advance our understanding of marine biogeochemistry and ecosystem dynamics for the sustainable use of ecosystem services, and to understand the response of various marine ecosystems to multi-stressors and drivers, from climate change to anthropogenic forcing.. The symposium began in 2002 in order to provide marine scientists from China, Japan and Korea with the opportunity to share and exchange research achievements and ideas, and discuss about the future challenge and collaboration. Their scientific focuses are on inter-relationship between biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems, and responses of marine system to natural and anthropogenic forcing, especially in the western North Pacific region adjacent to East Asia. Furthermore they aim to understand feedback mechanism from the changes in marine system to human system, and to predict its influence on the sustainable use of marine resources and services. The goals of the 6th CJK IMBER symposium are to advance our understanding of marine biogeochemistry and ecosystem dynamics for the sustainable use of ecosystem services, and to understand the response of various marine ecosystems to multi-stressors and drivers, from climate change to anthropogenic forcing.