PAPER: Climate change undermines seafood micronutrient supply from wild-capture fisheries in Southeast Asia and Pacific Island countries
This Paper examines the impact of climate change on seafood micronutrient supply from wild-capture fisheries in Southeast Asia and Pacific Island countries.
William Cheung wins A.G. Huntsman Award
The A.G. Huntsman Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2024 A.G. Huntsman Medal will be awarded to Dr. William Cheung in recognition of his outstanding achievements in research focused on climate change, biodiversity and ocean sustainability as well as his efforts to connect marine sciences to the social sciences.
Adaptation to climate change and limits in food production systems: Physics, the chemistry of biology, and human behavior
This paper discusses how rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and increased atmospheric CO2 are reshaping plant communities, leading to shifts in biodiversity.
New study: Large potential impacts of marine heatwaves on ecosystem functioning
This study highlights the importance of considering extreme weather events in assessing the effects of climate change on the structures and functions of marine ecosystems.
CORU’s William Cheung wins UBC Alumni Achievement Award
Originally posted at oceans.ubc.ca. Congratulations to Changing Oceans Research Unit leader Dr. William Cheung who has been awarded the UBC Alumni Achievements Award for Research and Innovation. This award, presented by alumniUBC, recognizes the important professional and community contributions that UBC alumni are making to the world and society, and celebrate and honour alumni who […]
Increasing temperatures and salinity result in decreased ecosystem diversity, UBC study finds.
Ecosystems can be impacted and changed by a lot of different things, including human activities, stormwater runoff, contaminants, invasive species, and climate change
IOF faculty members receive funding from Government of Canada
Dr. Marie Auger-Méthé’s Canada Research Chair in Statistical Ecology (Tier II) was renewed, and she, along with Dr. William Cheung and Dr. David Rosen received NSERC Discovery Grant funding.
New Paper: Historical climate drivers and species’ ecological niche in the Beaufort Sea food web
A recent study published in the ICES Journal of Marine Science explores the historical (1970–2021) ecological dynamics of the Beaufort Sea Shelf and Slope, focusing on how key marine species and their ecological niches have been influenced by climate change.
Dr. William Cheung awarded Doctor Honoris Causa degree by Institut Agro
Dr. Cheung will receive this award on Friday, January 26, 2024, at which time he will also present an Open Lecture on the theme: “The future of fish and fisheries under climate change.”