CHONe II’s research program addresses two broad, interlinked questions:
- What ecosystem characteristics define the capacity of Canada’s oceans to recover or respond to management strategies such as networks of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), spatial closures, or restoration, and;
- Can we understand and quantify how key stressors, including cumulative impacts, alter marine biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services in high use environments?
Research Objectives
- To understand ecosystem characteristics that define the resilience and capacity of Canada’s oceans to recover or respond to management strategies such as networks of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), spatial closures, or restoration;
- To understand how key stressors, including cumulative impacts, alter marine biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services in high use environments.
In order to achieve these objectives, CHONe II researchers and students are involved in 20 projects which fall under two themes.