WP 3: End-to-end ecosystem modelling of ecological tipping points in the HUS 

PI: Ivy Frenger and Andreas Oschlies, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel


In WP3, we analyze the sensitivity of the HUS to “bottom-up” (climate change) and “top-down” (fishing pressure) forcing, with the objective to identify potential regime shifts (tipping points). The aim is to assess impacts on the marine biogeochemistry and pelagic ecosystems when tipping points are crossed, and to develop early warning indicators. 

There are two subtasks in WP3. The first is, in collaboration with the CUSCO project, the development of an end-to-end model of the Humboldt upwelling ecosystem, that is, the coupling of an ocean circulation model (CROCO-BioEBUS) and a fish model (OSMOSE), and the evaluation of the resultant coupled model system. The second task is the simulation of tipping point scenarios that explore the sensitivity of the HUS to environmental conditions and fishing pressure, for instance to a strong reduction of the upwelling of nutrient-rich waters or the collapse of the Peruvian Anchoveta.

Dr. Ivy Frenger

Coordinator

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel 
Düsternbrooker Weg 20
24105 Kiel
Germany

ifrenger@geomar.de
Tel. +49 431 600 4027

Working field within Humboldt Tipping:

  • Regional biogeochemical modelling

Dr. Yonss José

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel 
Düsternbrooker Weg 20
24105 Kiel
Germany

yjose@geomar.de
Tel. +49 431 600 4270

Working field within Humboldt Tipping:

  • End-to-end ecosystem modelling of ecological tipping points in the HUS
  • CROCO-BioEBUS

Mariana Hill-Cruz

Doctoral Researcher

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel 
Düsternbrooker Weg 20
24105 Kiel
Germany

mhill-cruz(at)geomar.de
Tel. +49 431 600-4270

Working field within Humboldt Tipping:

  • End-to-end ecosystem modelling of ecological tipping points in the HUS
  • OSMOSE

Dr. Dante Espinoza

Senior Scientist

Instituto del Mar del Peru (IMARPE)
Esquina Gamarra y General Valle S/N
Chucuito Callao
Peru

despinoza@imarpe.gob.pe
Tel.

Working field within Humboldt Tipping:

  • Modeling and biogeochemical analysis
  • End-to-end ecosystem modelling of ecological tipping points in the HUS

 

Jaard Hauschildt

Doctoral Researcher

GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel
Düsternbrooker Weg 20
24105 Kiel
Germany

jhauschildt@geomar.de
Tel. +49 431 600-4270

Working field within Humboldt Tipping:

  • End-to-end ecosystem modelling of ecological tipping points in the HUS

  • CROCO-BioEBUS