October `96
No. 1
LOICZ -
LOICZ WHY?
STATUS AND
or me the most important
HISTORY
reason for undertaking the
F LOICZ Project as part of a
study of the earth system is that it
OICZ became a Core Project
draws attention to the significance
of the IGBP when its Science
L
of material being transported and
Plan (IGBP Report No. 25)
transformed `horizon- tally' be-
was accepted at the meeting of
tween the land and the oceans,
the IGBP Scientific Committee in
whereas the other IGBP projects
1992. At the same time a pro-
are concerned mainly with equiva-
posal to host a Core Project Office
lent `vertical' processes involving
(CPO), was submitted from The
the atmosphere. ...[S]tudies of nu-
Netherlands. On acceptance of
trient fluxes in the coastal zone
that offer, a CPO was established
[have demonstrated that] changes
at the Netherlands Institute for
driven directly or indirectly by hu-
Sea Research (NIOZ), and the
mans almost always make the
subsequent success of the LOICZ
land-sea interface and contiguous
Project owes much to the far-
riparian zones less retentive so
sighted and generous support of
This is the first newsletter of
that, under the driving force of the
The Netherlands government
the Land Ocean Interactions in
hydrological cycle, the rate of loss
through its Ministries of Science,
the Coastal Zone (LOICZ) Core
of matter to the oceans (and sec-
Transportation, and Agriculture.
Project of the IGBP. It will be
ondarily to the atmosphere) is be-
produced quarterly to provide
ing increased significantly. The
Under the direction of Dr. John C.
news and information regarding
same principle applies to water it-
Pernetta, Project Manager and Di-
LOICZ activities.
self, suspended sediment and or-
rector from November 1993 to
ganic carbon. Over time-scales of
May 1996, the LOICZ Implemen-
centuries the effects on the
tation Plan (IGBP Report No. 33)
FOR MORE
coastal zone and adjacent land ar-
was developed and approved in
INFORMATION, PLEASE
eas will be additive and severe,
1994. Concurrently and subse-
CONTACT:
especially as the return of such
quently, major strides have been
materials back to the terrestrial
made toward developing the or-
biosphere tends to be a much
ganisational structure, contacts,
LOICZ CORE PROJECT
slower process. In order to get to
etc., that have led to the imple-
OFFICE
grips with this problem LOICZ
mentation of LOICZ research ini-
NETHERLANDS
must give priority to the study of
tiatives, some of which are de-
INSTITUTE
change being driven by human ac-
scribed elsewhere in this newslet-
FOR SEA RESEARCH
tivities directly (as opposed to the
ter.
climate system) and to initiation of
PO BOX 59
Future editions will provide addi-
new work in tropical regions where
tional information on LOICZ re-
1790 AB DEN BURG -
the coastal zone is most highly
search activities, workshops, etc.
TEXEL
populated. From such a perspec-
LOICZ did not spring into being
THE NETHERLANDS
tive the need to link relevant re-
without the dedicated effort of
search from the natural and socio-
many people. Beginning in 1989
PHONE: 31-222 369404
economic sciences is mandatory."
Professor Patrick Holligan (see
FAX: 31-222 369430
other story, this page) and oth-
Patrick M. Holligan
ers too numerous to acknowledge
E-MAIL: LOICZ@NIOZ.NL
Chairman, LOICZ-SSC, 1993-95
here, have worked hard to make
WWW HOME PAGE:
LOICZ a success. With this edition
HTTP://WWW.NIOZ.NL/LOICZ/
go our thanks.

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COASTAL FACTS.....
LOICZ RESEARCH DELTAIC RESEARCH NODE -
This node is establishing a global
STRATEGY
network of "deltaic specialists" un-
The coastal domain (sea level
der the umbrella of the LOICZ Core
plus and minus 200 m):
LOICZ has identified a number of Project. It will take the lead in pro-
· is 18% of the Earth's surface;
high priority areas for research that viding guidance and assistance to
· accounts for about 1/4 of
relate to global climate change, ex- the wider LOICZ network in devel-
global primary productivity;
pressed as the four LOICZ re- oping data-related protocols and
· is where ca. 60% of the human
search foci:
methodologies for the study of
population lives;
1) Effects of Changes in External
deltaic hydrodynamics, river hy-
· contains 2/3 of the world's cities
Forcing or Boundary
draulics and coastal morphody-
with >1.6 million people;
Conditions on Coastal Fluxes;
namics.
· supplies ca. 90% of the world
2) Coastal Biogeomorphology
fish catch.
and Global Change;
Contact for the Deltaic Research
The present-day coastal ocean 3) Carbon Fluxes and Trace
Node is:
accounts for:
Gas Emissions;
4) Economic and Social Impacts
· 8% of the ocean surface;
of Global Change in Coastal
Prof. A. Sanchez-Arcilla
· <0.5% of ocean volume;
Systems.
Maritime Engineering Lab
· ca. 14% of ocean production;
(LIM/UPC)
· up to 50% of global
International Centre for
oceanic denitrification;
Six framework activities unite and
support the research foci:
Coastal Resources
· 80% of global organic matter
Research (CIIRC)
burial;
1) Scientific Networking;
2) Development of a Coastal
Catalonia University of
· 90% of global sedimentary
Technology
mineralisation;
Typology;
3) Data System Plan;
c/Gran Capita, S/n,
· 75-90% of the global sink of
Modul D-1
suspended river load;
4) Measurement Standards,
Protocols and Methods;
08034 Barcelona, Spain
· >50% of global carbonate
Fax: 34-3 401 7357
deposition.
5) Modelling in LOICZ;
6) Determination of the Rates,
E-mail: arcilla@etseccpb.upc.es
............AND
Causes and Impacts of Sea
Level Change.
BIOGEOCHEMICAL
CONSEQUENCES
MODELLING NODE - This node
provides a focus for the aggrega-
tion of biogeochemical budget
nvision the world coastal
LOICZ
model outputs. The goal of this
zone as a ribbon that is het-
E
node is to compile regional
erogeneous in composition,
RESEARCH
carbon-nitrogen-phosphorus data
some 600,000 km long,
and budget models for numerous
with a width varying irregularly be-
NODES
coastal areas of the world that can
tween hundreds of meters and a
be used to produce global synthe-
thousand km, wrapped in a convo-
uch of the LOICZ research ses of fluxes in the coastal zone.
M
luted fashion around the Earth
is being carried out by a Additional details on the data and
through its varied climatic, biotic,
distributed network of methodologies used by this node
and geologic environments. It coastal zone researchers. To facili- can be found in LOICZ Reports &
does not lend itself to compartmen- tate the promotion and co- Studies No. 5. The two contacts for
talised description or modelling as ordination of LOICZ global re- the Biogeochemical Modelling
do ocean, atmosphere and terres- search initiatives, LOICZ Research Node are:
trial biome - yet its importance de- Nodes are being identified as cen-
mands inclusion in any useful Earth tres of excellence in particular
Professor Stephen V. Smith
system model.
fields of LOICZ research interest.
School of Ocean and Earth
At present there are three estab-
Sciences and Technology
LOICZ addresses this challenge by lished nodes:
University of Hawaii
identifying processes and compo-
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822
nents that characterise not just indi- RIVER DISCHARGE NODE -
United States
vidual coastal systems, but classes
The goal of this node is to com-
Fax: 1-808-956 7112
of coastal systems. Once coastal pile available data on river fresh-
E-Mail:
typologies are constructed to ad-
svsmith@soest.hawaii.edu
water discharge and suspended
dress both natural features and an- sediment load. Contact:
Professor Fred Wulff
thropogenic effects, the data re-
Dr. J.D. Milliman
Depart. of Systems Ecology
quired to characterise "type speci-
School of Marine Science
Stockholm University
men" environments can be identi-
College of William and Mary
Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
fied, assembled - and ultimately
Gloucester Point, VA
Fax: 46-8 158 417
synthesised into a functional model
23062, United States
E-Mail:
of coastal zone dynamics at re-
Fred@system.ecology.su.se.
E-mail: Milliman@back.vims.edu
gional and global scales.
Fax: 1-804-642 7009

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LOICZ CORE
RESEARCH
4
3
Pacific
Ocean
South
SITES
China
Sea
our Core Research Sites in
F Southeast Asia constitute
2
the initial thrust of LOICZ in-
tegrative efforts. These sites in 1)
Indonesia, 2) Malaysia, 3) the
Philippines and 4) Vietnam, are
supported jointly by the Nether-
Indian
lands Foundation for the Advance-
Ocean
ment of Tropical Research
(WOTRO) and the South East
1
Asian Centre for START (SARCS).
SARCS/WOTRO/LOICZ Core Research Sites
The projects, with locations shown
on the map and descriptions below,
all address SARCS Immediate Ob- Dr Liana Talaue-McManus
the collection of relevant data,
jective 2: to integrate natural - The Marine Science Institute
modelling, and the analysis of the
social science assessment of Univ. of the Philippines - Diliman
data. The widespread application
changes in coastal zones. All UP PO Box 1
of these guidelines will provide the
involve the modelling and synthe- Diliman, Quezon City, 1101
LOICZ Core Project with the
sis of both biogeochemical and The Philippines
necessary information base to
socio-economic data that will be Fax:
63-2-924 7678
eventually carry out the global
useful not only in characterising the
modelling activities described in
coastal zone processes in the 4) Economic Evaluation Studies of the LOICZ Implementation Plan.
region, but also as test cases for Mangrove Conservation and
The present challenge for
the necessary conceptual and
SARCS/WOTRO/LOICZ is the in-
Re habilitation in Nam Ha Province
operational development for scal-
tegration of these methodologies
Dr NGUYEN Hoang Tri
ing up to global analysis.
into a framework for carrying out
Center for Natural Resources &
integrated modelling of coastal
Environmental Studies (CRES)
Project titles and contacts are:
systems incorporating both socio-
Vietnam National University
1) Integrated Coastal Zone
economic and natural science
91, Nguyen Khuyen St.
Management in Banten Bay
aspects of global change.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Dr. A. Nontji
The next step towards this
Fax:
84-4-269 044
Research & Development Centre
integrated modelling is a workshop
of Oceanology, (LIPI)
SOCIO-
to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam, Octo-
Jl Pasir Putih 1, Ancol Timur
ber 26-30th 1996. This workshop
P O Box 580 DAK
ECONOMIC AND will bring together the researchers
Jakarta, 11001, Indonesia
NATURAL
from the core research sites with
Fax:
62-21-681 948
LOICZ Scientific Steering Commit-
SCIENCES
tee (SSC) members and resource
2) Carbon and Nutrient Fluxes and
persons to work together in devel-
Socio-Economic Studies of the
INTEGRATION oping the necessary conceptual
framework. This will be carried out
Merbok Mangrove
through a review of progress to-
Ecosystem
ARCS, WOTRO and LOICZ
S
date in the core research projects
Professor ONG Jin-Eong
have jointly sponsored a and by building on and applying the
Centre for Marine & Coastal
number of workshops over the existing LOICZ guidelines.
Studies
past two years to bring together re-
Although the development
Universiti Sains Malaysia
searchers from the region, together and final publication of an
Penang, 11800, Malaysia
with key resource persons, to de- integration guidelines document
Fax:
60-4-657 2960
velop guidelines for use in the re- will not be completed until some-
gional study of coastal zones. Thus time in 1997, the upcoming work-
3) Economic Evaluation and far two LOICZ publications have shop will permit the Principal Inves-
Biophysical Modelling of the Marine been developed, one on coastal tigators to refine their on-going
Environment of Bolinao in Support zone resource assessment and the data collection and model develop-
of Management for Sustainable second on the methods for biogeo- ment and, in doing so, to provide
Use
chemical modelling.
essential testing and validation of
These two documents are the draft conceptual framework.
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LOICZ
Professor Stephan Kempe
CPO STAFF
WHO'S WHO
Geologisch-Palaeontologisches Institute
TH Darmstadt
ROBERT W. BUDDEMEIER,
Schnittspahnstrasse 9
Visiting Senior Scientist
Professor Edgardo D. Gomez
Darmstadt, 64287, Germany
Fax: 49-6151-166539
PAUL R. BOUDREAU,
(Chair)
E-Mail:kempe@bio1.bio.th-darmstadt.de
Project Scientist
Director - The Marine Science Institute
University of the Philippines - Diliman
CYNTHIA PATTIRUHU,
Dr Han Lindeboom
UPPO Box 1
Office Administrator
Diliman, Quezon City, 1101
Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
MARTIJN VAN DER ZIJP,
The Philippines
(NIOZ)
Junior Data Analyst
Fax: 63-2-9247678
P.O. Box 59
E-Mail: admin@msi.upd.edu.ph
1790 AB Den Burg - Texel
MILDRED JOURDAN,
The Netherlands
Secretary
Fax: 31-222 3 19674
Dr Larry F. Awosika
E-Mail: hanl@nioz.nl
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Ma-
LOICZ PUBLICATIONS
rine Research (NIOMR)
Dr Jeffrey E. Richey
PMB 12729
Coastal seas: a net source or sink
Victoria Island, Lagos
(Vice-Chair)
of atmospheric carbon dioxide?
Nigeria
School of Oceanography
Fax: 234-1-616550
University of Washington
LOICZ Reports & Studies No. 1.
E-Mail: niomr.nig@lagosmail.sprint.com
Seattle, Washington, 98195, USA
Fax: 1-206-685 335
River Discharge to the Sea:
Dr Robert W. Buddemeier
E-Mail: jrichey@u.washington.edu
A Global River Index (GLORI).
Kansas Geological Survey
LOICZ Reports & Studies No. 2.
University of Kansas
Professor Stephen V. Smith
1930 Constant Ave., Campus West
School of Ocean & Earth Sciences & Tech-
Lawrence, Kansas, 66047-3720, USA
nology
LOICZ Typology: Preliminary
Fax: 1-913-864 5317
University of Hawaii
version for discussion.
E-Mail: buddrw @kgs.ukans.edu
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822, USA
LOICZ Reports & Studies No. 3.
Fax: 1-808-956 7112
Dr Viatcheslav V. Gordeev
E-Mail: svsmith@soest.hawaii.edu
Coastal Zone Resources
P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
Assessment Guidelines.
Russian Academy of Sciences
Professor Kerry Turner
LOICZ Reports & Studies No. 4,
Krasikova str., 23
(Vice-Chair)
Moscow, 117218, Russia
Centre for Social and Economic Research on
Fax: 7-095-124 5983
the Global Environment (CSERGE)
LOICZ Biogeochemical
E-Mail: ap1659lfgi@glas.apc.org
University of East Anglia
Modelling Guidelines.
Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, U.K.
LOICZ Reports & Studies No. 5.
Dr Donald C. Gordon
Fax: 44-1-603 250 588
Department of Fisheries & Oceans
E-Mail: k.turner@uea.ac.uk
LOICZ Data and Information
Habitat Science Division
Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Professor Fred Wulff
System Plan. LOICZ Reports &
P O Box 1006
Department of Systems Ecology
Studies No. 6.
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Stockholm University
B2Y 4A2, Canada
Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
CPO Credits
Fax: 1-902-426 7827
Fax: 46-8 158 417
E-Mail:donald.gordon@maritimes.dfo.ca
E-Mail: Fred@system.ecology.su.se
The LOICZ community expresses
its gratitude to Dr. John C. Per-
Dr Patrick M. Holligan
Professor Jahara Yahaya
netta, the first LOICZ Project
Department of Oceanography
Dean - Faculty of Economics &
Director, who recently accepted a
Southampton Ocean. Centre
Administration
position with the UNEP GEF
European Way
University of Malaya
programme in Nairobi after serving
Southampton, SO14 3ZH, U.K.
Lembai Pantai
Fax: 44-1-703 593 059
Kuala Lumpur, 59100, Malaysia
LOICZ for nearly three years. The
E-Mail: pmh1@soton.ac.uk
Fax: 603-756 7252
project owes much to his vision,
E-Mail: g3jahara@cc.um.edu.my
energy, and organisational skills.
Professor Dunxin Hu
Institute of Oceanology
Dr Tetsuo Yanagi
The search for a new Project Exec-
Academia Sinica
Faculty of Engineering
utive Officer is in its final stages,
7 Nan-Hai Road
Ehime University
Qingdao, 266071, P.R. of China
and the next Newsletter will feature
Bunkyo-cho 3
Fax: 86-532-287 0882
Matsuyama, 790, Japan
a profile of the successful candi-
E-Mail: dxhu@ms.qdio.ac.cn
Fax: 81-89-927 985
date.
E-Mail:tyanagi@ccs42.dpc.ehime-u.ac.jp
Dr Silvia Ibarra-Obando
Thanks also go to Ms. Sheila
Center for Scientific Research and Higher
"Far better an approximate answer to Lunter, CPO Administrator `94-'96,
Education of Ensenada (CICESE), Mexico
the right question which is often
now with the IGBP Secretariat, for
P O Box 434843
vague, than an exact answer to the
San Diego, California, 92143, USA
her great efforts to initiate and
wrong question which can always
Fax: 52-617 4 51 54
maintain the CPO in its formative
be made precise."
E-Mail: sibarra@cicese.mx
years.

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