As we have realized through our research investigation, the effects of earthquakes on the marine ecosystem in general, is, in relation to the terrestrial system, much less researched. We investigated why these reasons might be as it became very frustrating to try and find information and data that we could not access for whatever reason. A few of the reasons that we found were the following:
1. Marine ecosystems are open systems and hence it is very difficult to model them.
2. There are few, in relation to those of terrestrial ecosystems, regular long-term data gathering strategies relating to marine ecosystems and the impact on them due to earthquakes. This could be in part due to the fact that many bodies of water (including fresh and salty) are not located at seismically active areas.
3. Since marine systems are influenced by many factors on a daily basis, including small, undetectable, natural earthquakes, it is hard to distinguish between the influences of each of these factors.
4. There are few “earthquake to ecosystem” models and therefore it is difficult to estimate the vastness of the impact of the earthquakes.
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