In this edition of the ECOP Wednesdays event series, hosted by the EMB Young Ambassadors and the EMB Secretariat for the EMB ECOP network, Sara Mohamed, a marine scientist at the Málaga centre of the Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Spain, will speak about "Unravelling Marine Food Webs: From Trophic Ecology to Ecosystem-Based Management".
Sara Mohamed is a marine scientist at the Málaga centre of the Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSCI). Her research focuses on the study of marine food webs in the Alborán Sea, including trophic structure, energy flows, and ecosystem functioning, using tools such as stable isotope analysis, diet studies, and trophic modelling. Her work aims to improve understanding of how marine ecosystems respond to environmental change and human pressures, contributing to the development of ecological indicators used in the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. She is actively involved in providing scientific advice to support marine management and policy. In addition, she is one of the coordinators of ECOP Spain, the Early Career Ocean Professionals network endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade.
This webinar will explore how marine food webs are studied to better understand ecosystem functioning, with a focus on trophic ecology approaches such as stable isotope analysis and trophic indicators. It will also highlight how this knowledge is applied in the context of ecosystem-based management, contributing to scientific advice and the implementation of marine policies.
You can register for this webinar here.