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My experiences on and in the ocean, particularly in developing countries and as a former fisherman, are reflected in my research and writing focus: How is marine life changing? What does it mean? What can we do about it?

In practice, addressing these challenging, wide-ranging questions has involved studying ecological change in marine species that span the ecosystem’s breadth from microscopic phytoplankton to top predators at scales ranging from small-scale to global, which play out in the past, present, and future oceans. I primarily investigate these questions by applying statistical analyses to complex data available over broad space and time scales. This general approach is referred to as
macroecology. It provides a way of testing the generality of ecological dynamics that often are difficult to resolve using smaller-scale experimental or field-based approaches. 

Scroll below for examples of my focal areas:

Climate impacts on marine life

Climate change is disrupting marine species and ecosystems through many complex pathways. I’m interested in understanding how species and ecosystems are at risk from climate change—which will be winners or losers—when they will be affected—and how their risk will vary across the seascape. By assessing climate risk appropriately, we can better understand the socioeconomic consequences of climate change while also developing climate-ready conservation strategies for sustainable seas.

Examples:

 

Operationalizing climate risk for fisheries in a global warming hotspot. (2024) npj | Ocean Sustainability

 

A climate risk index for marine life (2022) Nature Climate Change.

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©2023 by Dr. Daniel G. Boyce. 

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