A Summary of United States Research and Monitoring in Support of the Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area
Due to the remarkable ecological value of the Ross Sea, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted a large-scale Ross Sea region marine protected area (RSRMPA) in 2016. Since then, many CCAMLR Members have conducted research and monitoring in the region...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:de50c0975fa9407e9efde670434d9798 2023-05-15T13:43:11+02:00 A Summary of United States Research and Monitoring in Support of the Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area Cassandra M. Brooks David G. Ainley 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/d14060447 https://doaj.org/article/de50c0975fa9407e9efde670434d9798 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/6/447 https://doaj.org/toc/1424-2818 doi:10.3390/d14060447 1424-2818 https://doaj.org/article/de50c0975fa9407e9efde670434d9798 Diversity, Vol 14, Iss 447, p 447 (2022) Antarctica Southern Ocean marine conservation marine reserve research and monitoring CCAMLR Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/d14060447 2022-12-30T22:30:04Z Due to the remarkable ecological value of the Ross Sea, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted a large-scale Ross Sea region marine protected area (RSRMPA) in 2016. Since then, many CCAMLR Members have conducted research and monitoring in the region. In 2021, the U.S. Ross Sea science community convened a workshop to collate, synthesize, and coordinate U.S. research and monitoring in the RSRMPA. Here we present workshop results, including an extensive synthesis of the peer-reviewed literature related to the region during the period 2010–early 2021. From the synthesis, several things stand out. First, the quantity and breadth of U.S. Ross Sea research compares to a National Science Foundation Long Term Ecological Research project, especially involving McMurdo Sound. These studies are foundational in assessing effectiveness of the RSRMPA. Second, climate change and fishing remain the two factors most critical to changing ecosystem structure and function in the region. Third, studies that integrate ecological processes with physical oceanographic change continue to be needed, especially in a directed and coordinated research program, in order to effectively separate climate from fishing to explain trends among designated indicator species. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica McMurdo Sound Ross Sea Southern Ocean Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic McMurdo Sound Ross Sea Southern Ocean Diversity 14 6 447 |
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Due to the remarkable ecological value of the Ross Sea, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted a large-scale Ross Sea region marine protected area (RSRMPA) in 2016. Since then, many CCAMLR Members have conducted research and monitoring in the region. In 2021, the U.S. Ross Sea science community convened a workshop to collate, synthesize, and coordinate U.S. research and monitoring in the RSRMPA. Here we present workshop results, including an extensive synthesis of the peer-reviewed literature related to the region during the period 2010–early 2021. From the synthesis, several things stand out. First, the quantity and breadth of U.S. Ross Sea research compares to a National Science Foundation Long Term Ecological Research project, especially involving McMurdo Sound. These studies are foundational in assessing effectiveness of the RSRMPA. Second, climate change and fishing remain the two factors most critical to changing ecosystem structure and function in the region. Third, studies that integrate ecological processes with physical oceanographic change continue to be needed, especially in a directed and coordinated research program, in order to effectively separate climate from fishing to explain trends among designated indicator species. |
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A Summary of United States Research and Monitoring in Support of the Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area |
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