Section 5: Cumulative Ecosystem Effects

Authors

Kathryn L. Sobocinski, Western Washington University
Jennifer Boldt, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Todd Sandell, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Jaclyn Cleary, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Michael Schmidt, Long Live the Kings
Isobel Pearsall, Pacific Salmon Foundation
Iris Kemp, Long Live the Kings
Brian Riddell, Pacific Salmon Foundation
Lynda V. Mapes

Document Type

Report Section

Publication Date

5-2021

Keywords

State of the Salish Sea, Salish Sea, ecosystem, climate change, cumulative effects, seascape, Puget Sound, Strait of Georgia, urbanization, ecosystem

Abstract

Section 5 introduces cumulative effects and brings in brief case discussions focused on herring, salmon, and orcas. Understanding the layers of stressors the ecosystem faces is integral to gaining a full picture of declines in ecosystem function.

Publication Title

State of the Salish Sea

First Page

152

Last Page

193

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25710/vfhb-3a69

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

Salish Sea Institute

Recommended Citation

Sobocinski, K.L.; Boldt, J; Sandell, T; Cleary, J; Schmidt, M; Pearsall, I; Kemp, I; Riddell, B; Mapes, L.V. (2021). Section 5: Cumulative Ecosystem Effects. In K.L. Sobocinski, State of the Salish Sea. Salish Sea Institute, Western Washington University. http://doi.org/10.25710/vfhb-3a69

Type

Text

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

Language

English

Format

application/pdf