Rethinking our approach to multiple stressor studies in marine environments

• DOI: 10.3354/meps11595
• Publication Date: 2016-01-07T11:27:00Z
• Authors: BD Griffen; BA Belgrad; ZJ Cannizzo; ER Knotts; ER Hancock
• Keywords: Stressor; CLARITY; South carolina

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 543:273-281 (2016) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11595 AS WE SEE IT Rethinking approach multiple stressor studies in marine environments Blaine D. Griffen1,2,*, Benjamin A. Belgrad2, Zachary J. Cannizzo2, Eilea R. Knotts1, Eric Hancock2 1Department of Biological Sciences, University South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA 2Marine Science Program, *Corresponding author: [e-mail] ABSTRACT: systems experience an unprecedented number stresses caused by humans. Over last 25 yr increasing amount attention has been given examining combined impacts stressors. Yet, existing reveal few patterns that facilitate predicting or understanding when stressors should combine additively, synergistically, antagonistically. One contributing factor this lack clarity may be a common framework is based on mechanistic impacts. We adapt and advocate general employed US EPA terrestrial for use systems. This involves 3 steps: (1) Mechanistically examine individual organisms. (2) Scale these organisms population level responses (3) Examine context-dependent changes due community ecosystem properties. also argue specific aspects previous hamper ability detect impact. First, large have reported growth, survival, etc., without elucidating mechanisms. Second, majority provide insufficient data determine whether threshold nonlinear occur. Third, 32% transformed meet model assumptions, but so doing, they unknowingly altered statistical being tested. rectifying conditions will accelerate detection way influence KEY WORDS: Anthropogenic · Experimental design Human Mechanistic Phenomenological Prediction Full text pdf format Supplementary material PreviousCite article as: Griffen BD, Belgrad BA, Cannizzo ZJ, Knotts ER, Hancock ER environments. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 543:273-281. Export citation Tweet linkedIn Cited Published Vol. 543. Online publication date: February 03, 2016 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; 1616-1599 Copyright © Inter-Research.