Lisa A Levin
Biographic Data
| ID | 6227672 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisa A Levin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisa A |
| FAMILY NAME | Levin |
| SIGNATURE | LEVIN L A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2858-8622 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Seepage, depth, and oxygen as drivers of heterogeneity and resilience of carbonate macrofauna at methane seeps
Much of the variability in methane seep macrofaunal communities has been attributed to seepage activity (i.e., fluid flux regime); however, more attention is needed to other environmental factors that might be playing a role in structuring methane seep communities. A primary goal was to understand how depth and bottom-water dissolved oxygen concentration affect the influence of seep activity on the diversity and trophic structure of carbonate mac…
Three-dimensional management needs of deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystems
Deep-sea hydrothermal vents form small, unique, and fragile ecosystems that are widely recognized as sites in need of protection. Deep-seabed mining (DSM) is a future threat to hydrothermal ecosystem integrity. In most areas within, and in all areas beyond national jurisdiction, currently proposed protection measures from DSM are unlikely to be sufficient, as only the known active venting sites on the seafloor are intended to be protected from DS…
Potential impacts of marine carbon dioxide removal on ocean oxygen
Global warming is a main cause for current ocean deoxygenation. A deployment of marine carbon dioxide removal (CDR) for mitigating global warming could therefore also be viewed as a measure for mitigating ocean deoxygenation if, and only if, the respective CDR measure itself does not lead to a larger oxygen loss than the reduction in atmospheric CO 2 would prevent. We here review the current state of knowledge regarding the potential impacts of v…
Illuminating deep-sea considerations and experimental approaches for mCDR proposals
Improving impact assessments to reduce impacts of deep-sea fisheries on vulnerable marine ecosystems
Robust impact assessments (IAs) for deep-sea fisheries are essential for safeguarding deep-sea ecosystems against the impacts of bottom fishing. In the high seas, United Nations Resolution commitments require States (independently or through Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs)) to conduct IAs to evaluate if fishing is putting vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) at risk. To enhance the efficacy of future IAs, this study evaluated n…
Organismal responses to deteriorating water quality during the historic 2020 red tide off Southern California
In April and May of 2020, a large phytoplankton bloom composed primarily of the dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedra reached historic levels in geographic expanse, duration, and density along the coast of southern California, United States, and Baja California Norte, Mexico. Here, we report the water quality parameters of dissolved oxygen and pH over the course of the red tide, as measured by multiple sensors deployed in various locations along …
New framework reveals gaps in US ocean biodiversity protection
Understanding and valuing human connections to deep-sea methane seeps off Costa Rica
Methane seeps are highly productive ecosystems that provide carbon sequestration services, host diverse communities including endemic species, and serve as habitats for commercial fisheries. Little is known about the economic value the public places on them. Discrete Choice Experiments (DCEs) are administered to a sample of Costa Rican taxpayers to evaluate their willingness to pay (WTP) in monetary terms using tradeoffs made in a survey context …
Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining
A comprehensive understanding of the deep-sea environment and mining’s likely impacts is necessary to assess whether and under what conditions deep-seabed mining operations comply with the International Seabed Authority’s obligations to prevent ‘serious harm’ and ensure the ‘effective protection of the marine environment from harmful effects’ in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. A synthesis of the peer-reviewed …
Perceived services and disservices of natural treatment systems for urban stormwater
Natural treatment systems (NTS) for stormwater have the potential to provide a myriad of ecosystem services to society. Realizing this potential requires active collaboration among engineers, ecologists and landscape planners and begins with a paradigm shift in communication whereby these groups are made aware of each other's perceptions about NTS and the presence of knowledge gaps that their respective disciplines can bridge. Here we participate…
Heading to the deep end without knowing how to swim
What global biogeochemical consequences will marine animal–sediment interactions have during climate change
Benthic animals profoundly influence the cycling and storage of carbon and other elements in marine systems, particularly in coastal sediments. Recent climate change has altered the distribution and abundance of many seafloor taxa and modified the vertical exchange of materials between ocean and sediment layers. Here, we examine how climate change could alter animal-mediated biogeochemical cycling in ocean sediments. The fossil record shows repea…
Post-2020 aspirations for biodiversity
Strategic Environmental Goals and Objectives
Deep seabed mining is a major new intersection of human enterprise and deep-ocean ecosystems. This paper reviews the concept and process for a holistic approach to planning environmental management in the deep sea based on Strategic Environmental Goals and Objectives. Strategic planning around the environment can establish a vision for the future condition of the ocean floor for which the International Seabed Authority (ISA) can draw on a wealth …
Challenges to the sustainability of deep-seabed mining
Declining oxygen in the global ocean and coastal waters
Beneath the waves, oxygen disappears As plastic waste pollutes the oceans and fish stocks decline, unseen below the surface another problem grows: deoxygenation. Breitburg et al. review the evidence for the downward trajectory of oxygen levels in increasing areas of the open ocean and coastal waters. Rising nutrient loads coupled with climate change—each resulting from human activities—are changing ocean biogeochemistry and increasing oxygen cons…
Major impacts of climate change on deep-sea benthic ecosystems
The deep sea encompasses the largest ecosystems on Earth. Although poorly known, deep seafloor ecosystems provide services that are vitally important to the entire ocean and biosphere. Rising atmospheric greenhouse gases are bringing about significant changes in the environmental properties of the ocean realm in terms of water column oxygenation, temperature, pH and food supply, with concomitant impacts on deep-sea ecosystems. Projections suggest…
Challenges to the sustainability of deep-seabed mining
Understanding and valuing human connections to deep-sea methane seeps off Costa Rica
Methane seeps are highly productive ecosystems that provide carbon sequestration services, host diverse communities including endemic species, and serve as habitats for commercial fisheries. Little is known about the economic value the public places on them. Discrete Choice Experiments (DCEs) are administered to a sample of Costa Rican taxpayers to evaluate their willingness to pay (WTP) in monetary terms using tradeoffs made in a survey context …
Major impacts of climate change on deep-sea benthic ecosystems
The deep sea encompasses the largest ecosystems on Earth. Although poorly known, deep seafloor ecosystems provide services that are vitally important to the entire ocean and biosphere. Rising atmospheric greenhouse gases are bringing about significant changes in the environmental properties of the ocean realm in terms of water column oxygenation, temperature, pH and food supply, with concomitant impacts on deep-sea ecosystems. Projections suggest…
Declining oxygen in the global ocean and coastal waters
Beneath the waves, oxygen disappears As plastic waste pollutes the oceans and fish stocks decline, unseen below the surface another problem grows: deoxygenation. Breitburg et al. review the evidence for the downward trajectory of oxygen levels in increasing areas of the open ocean and coastal waters. Rising nutrient loads coupled with climate change—each resulting from human activities—are changing ocean biogeochemistry and increasing oxygen cons…
Strategic Environmental Goals and Objectives
Deep seabed mining is a major new intersection of human enterprise and deep-ocean ecosystems. This paper reviews the concept and process for a holistic approach to planning environmental management in the deep sea based on Strategic Environmental Goals and Objectives. Strategic planning around the environment can establish a vision for the future condition of the ocean floor for which the International Seabed Authority (ISA) can draw on a wealth …
Challenges to the sustainability of deep-seabed mining
What global biogeochemical consequences will marine animal–sediment interactions have during climate change
Benthic animals profoundly influence the cycling and storage of carbon and other elements in marine systems, particularly in coastal sediments. Recent climate change has altered the distribution and abundance of many seafloor taxa and modified the vertical exchange of materials between ocean and sediment layers. Here, we examine how climate change could alter animal-mediated biogeochemical cycling in ocean sediments. The fossil record shows repea…
Post-2020 aspirations for biodiversity
Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining
A comprehensive understanding of the deep-sea environment and mining’s likely impacts is necessary to assess whether and under what conditions deep-seabed mining operations comply with the International Seabed Authority’s obligations to prevent ‘serious harm’ and ensure the ‘effective protection of the marine environment from harmful effects’ in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. A synthesis of the peer-reviewed …
Perceived services and disservices of natural treatment systems for urban stormwater
Natural treatment systems (NTS) for stormwater have the potential to provide a myriad of ecosystem services to society. Realizing this potential requires active collaboration among engineers, ecologists and landscape planners and begins with a paradigm shift in communication whereby these groups are made aware of each other's perceptions about NTS and the presence of knowledge gaps that their respective disciplines can bridge. Here we participate…
Heading to the deep end without knowing how to swim
Improving impact assessments to reduce impacts of deep-sea fisheries on vulnerable marine ecosystems
Robust impact assessments (IAs) for deep-sea fisheries are essential for safeguarding deep-sea ecosystems against the impacts of bottom fishing. In the high seas, United Nations Resolution commitments require States (independently or through Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs)) to conduct IAs to evaluate if fishing is putting vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) at risk. To enhance the efficacy of future IAs, this study evaluated n…
Organismal responses to deteriorating water quality during the historic 2020 red tide off Southern California
In April and May of 2020, a large phytoplankton bloom composed primarily of the dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedra reached historic levels in geographic expanse, duration, and density along the coast of southern California, United States, and Baja California Norte, Mexico. Here, we report the water quality parameters of dissolved oxygen and pH over the course of the red tide, as measured by multiple sensors deployed in various locations along …
New framework reveals gaps in US ocean biodiversity protection
Understanding and valuing human connections to deep-sea methane seeps off Costa Rica
Methane seeps are highly productive ecosystems that provide carbon sequestration services, host diverse communities including endemic species, and serve as habitats for commercial fisheries. Little is known about the economic value the public places on them. Discrete Choice Experiments (DCEs) are administered to a sample of Costa Rican taxpayers to evaluate their willingness to pay (WTP) in monetary terms using tradeoffs made in a survey context …
Seepage, depth, and oxygen as drivers of heterogeneity and resilience of carbonate macrofauna at methane seeps
Much of the variability in methane seep macrofaunal communities has been attributed to seepage activity (i.e., fluid flux regime); however, more attention is needed to other environmental factors that might be playing a role in structuring methane seep communities. A primary goal was to understand how depth and bottom-water dissolved oxygen concentration affect the influence of seep activity on the diversity and trophic structure of carbonate mac…
Three-dimensional management needs of deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystems
Deep-sea hydrothermal vents form small, unique, and fragile ecosystems that are widely recognized as sites in need of protection. Deep-seabed mining (DSM) is a future threat to hydrothermal ecosystem integrity. In most areas within, and in all areas beyond national jurisdiction, currently proposed protection measures from DSM are unlikely to be sufficient, as only the known active venting sites on the seafloor are intended to be protected from DS…
Potential impacts of marine carbon dioxide removal on ocean oxygen
Global warming is a main cause for current ocean deoxygenation. A deployment of marine carbon dioxide removal (CDR) for mitigating global warming could therefore also be viewed as a measure for mitigating ocean deoxygenation if, and only if, the respective CDR measure itself does not lead to a larger oxygen loss than the reduction in atmospheric CO 2 would prevent. We here review the current state of knowledge regarding the potential impacts of v…
Illuminating deep-sea considerations and experimental approaches for mCDR proposals
Environmental Science (13 works) · Geology (9 works) · Oceanography (9 works) · Ecology (8 works) · Environmental resource management (8 works) · Environmental planning (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Biology (5 works) · Ecosystem (5 works)