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A Review of the Draft Ocean Research Priorities Plan Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United States (2006) / Chapter Skim
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5 Interdisciplinary and Multi-Mission Ocean Research
Pages 44-47

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... It is important to understand how ecosystem health affects human health, and how climate change will affect both the basic functioning of the ocean ecosystem and the services that the ocean provides to human populations. "Increasing Resilience to Natural Hazards," ecosystem-based management, and many of the other critical topics identified in the draft require collaborations of a range of scientists, including climate scientists, ecologists, physical oceanographers, engineers, and economists and other social scientists.
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From page 45...
... such as: o The relationship between ecosystem health and the contribution of oceans to human health and disease; o The relationship between marine biodiversity and the provision of novel marine compounds; o How climate change effects on the oceans may alter the effects of oceans on human health and disease; and o How an enhanced understanding of physical and chemical ocean processes may improve predictions of effects of oceans on human health and disease. The importance of the combined effects of rising sea levels with storm surges and high wave episodes, along with their impacts on coastal erosion, represents an important linkage between "The Ocean's Role in Climate" and "Increasing Resilience to Natural Hazards" theme that is not discussed.
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From page 46...
... An examination of whether new mechanisms to foster multi-agency research efforts would improve the quality and scope of interdisciplinary, multi-agency science may be warranted. A starting point for such an investigation may be the discussion of problems and potential solutions surrounding funding of multiagency and agency-academia collaborative research in Bridging Boundaries through Regional Marine Research (NRC, 2000a)
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From page 47...
... A more thorough description of the needs and opportunities for multidisciplinary collaborative efforts in the current document should set the model for the implementation phase of this planning effort. · The Implementation Strategy for the ORPP should evaluate the adequacy of existing mechanisms for interagency and agency-academia collaborative research to identify opportunities to improve collaboration among sectors.
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