Developing priority variables ("ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables" — eEOVs) for observing dynamics and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems
Reliable statements about variability and change in marine ecosystems and their underlying causes are needed to report on their status and to guide management. Here we use the Framework on Ocean Observing (FOO) to begin developing ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables (eEOVs) for the Southern Ocean Ob...
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Reliable statements about variability and change in marine ecosystems and their underlying causes are needed to report on their status and to guide management. Here we use the Framework on Ocean Observing (FOO) to begin developing ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables (eEOVs) for the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS). An eEOV is a defined biological or ecological quantity, which is derived from field observations, and which contributes significantly to assessments of Southern Ocean ecosystems. Here, assessments are concerned with estimating status and trends in ecosystem properties, attribution of trends to causes, and predicting future trajectories. eEOVs should be feasible to collect at appropriate spatial and temporal scales and are useful to the extent that they contribute to direct estimation of trends and/or attribution, and/or development of ecological (statistical or simulation) models to support assessments. In this paper we outline the rationale, including establishing a set of criteria, for selecting eEOVs for the SOOS and develop a list of candidate eEOVs for further evaluation. Other than habitat variables, nine types of eEOVs for Southern Ocean taxa are identified within three classes: state (magnitude, genetic/species, size spectrum), predator–prey (diet, foraging range), and autecology (phenology, reproductive rate, individual growth rate, detritus). Most candidates for the suite of Southern Ocean taxa relate to state or diet. Candidate autecological eEOVs have not been developed other than for marine mammals and birds. We consider some of the spatial and temporal issues that will influence the adoption and use of eEOVs in an observing system in the Southern Ocean, noting that existing operations and platforms potentially provide coverage of the four main sectors of the region — the East and West Pacific, Atlantic and Indian. Lastly, we discuss the importance of simulation modelling in helping with the design of the observing system in the long term. Regional boundary: south of 30°S. |
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Constable, Andrew J. Costa, Daniel P. Schofield, Oscar Newman, Louise Urban, Edward R. Fulton, Elizabeth A. Melbourne-Thomas, Jessica Ballerini, Tosca Boyd, Philip W. Brandt, Angelika de la Mare, Bill Edwards, Martin Eléaume, Marc Emmerson, Louise Fennel, Katja Fielding, Sophie Griffiths, Huw Gutt, Julian Hindell, Mark A. Hofmann, Eileen E. Jennings, Simon La, Hyoung Sul McCurdy, Andrea Mitchell, B. Greg Moltmann, Tim Muelbert, Monica Murphy, Eugene Press, Tony Raymond, Ben Reid, Keith Reiss, Christian Rice, Jake Salter, Ian Smith, David C. Song, Sun Southwell, Colin Swadling, Kerrie M. Van de Putte, Anton Willis, Zdenka |
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Constable, Andrew J. Costa, Daniel P. Schofield, Oscar Newman, Louise Urban, Edward R. Fulton, Elizabeth A. Melbourne-Thomas, Jessica Ballerini, Tosca Boyd, Philip W. Brandt, Angelika de la Mare, Bill Edwards, Martin Eléaume, Marc Emmerson, Louise Fennel, Katja Fielding, Sophie Griffiths, Huw Gutt, Julian Hindell, Mark A. Hofmann, Eileen E. Jennings, Simon La, Hyoung Sul McCurdy, Andrea Mitchell, B. Greg Moltmann, Tim Muelbert, Monica Murphy, Eugene Press, Tony Raymond, Ben Reid, Keith Reiss, Christian Rice, Jake Salter, Ian Smith, David C. Song, Sun Southwell, Colin Swadling, Kerrie M. Van de Putte, Anton Willis, Zdenka Developing priority variables ("ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables" — eEOVs) for observing dynamics and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems |
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Developing priority variables ("ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables" — eEOVs) for observing dynamics and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems |
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Developing priority variables ("ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables" — eEOVs) for observing dynamics and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems |
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Developing priority variables ("ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables" — eEOVs) for observing dynamics and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems |
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Developing priority variables ("ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables" — eEOVs) for observing dynamics and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems |
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Developing priority variables ("ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables" — eEOVs) for observing dynamics and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems |
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developing priority variables ("ecosystem essential ocean variables" — eeovs) for observing dynamics and change in southern ocean ecosystems |
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https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/513646/1/Constable.pdf Constable, Andrew J.; Costa, Daniel P.; Schofield, Oscar; Newman, Louise; Urban, Edward R.; Fulton, Elizabeth A.; Melbourne-Thomas, Jessica; Ballerini, Tosca; Boyd, Philip W.; Brandt, Angelika; de la Mare, Bill; Edwards, Martin; Eléaume, Marc; Emmerson, Louise; Fennel, Katja; Fielding, Sophie orcid:0000-0002-3152-4742 Griffiths, Huw orcid:0000-0003-1764-223X Gutt, Julian; Hindell, Mark A.; Hofmann, Eileen E.; Jennings, Simon; La, Hyoung Sul; McCurdy, Andrea; Mitchell, B. Greg; Moltmann, Tim; Muelbert, Monica; Murphy, Eugene orcid:0000-0002-7369-9196 Press, Tony; Raymond, Ben; Reid, Keith; Reiss, Christian; Rice, Jake; Salter, Ian; Smith, David C.; Song, Sun; Southwell, Colin; Swadling, Kerrie M.; Van de Putte, Anton; Willis, Zdenka. 2016 Developing priority variables ("ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables" — eEOVs) for observing dynamics and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems. Journal of Marine Systems, 161. 26-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2016.05.003 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2016.05.003> |
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:513646 2023-05-15T18:24:18+02:00 Developing priority variables ("ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables" — eEOVs) for observing dynamics and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems Constable, Andrew J. Costa, Daniel P. Schofield, Oscar Newman, Louise Urban, Edward R. Fulton, Elizabeth A. Melbourne-Thomas, Jessica Ballerini, Tosca Boyd, Philip W. Brandt, Angelika de la Mare, Bill Edwards, Martin Eléaume, Marc Emmerson, Louise Fennel, Katja Fielding, Sophie Griffiths, Huw Gutt, Julian Hindell, Mark A. Hofmann, Eileen E. Jennings, Simon La, Hyoung Sul McCurdy, Andrea Mitchell, B. Greg Moltmann, Tim Muelbert, Monica Murphy, Eugene Press, Tony Raymond, Ben Reid, Keith Reiss, Christian Rice, Jake Salter, Ian Smith, David C. Song, Sun Southwell, Colin Swadling, Kerrie M. Van de Putte, Anton Willis, Zdenka 2016-09 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/513646/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/513646/1/Constable.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2016.05.003 en eng Elsevier https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/513646/1/Constable.pdf Constable, Andrew J.; Costa, Daniel P.; Schofield, Oscar; Newman, Louise; Urban, Edward R.; Fulton, Elizabeth A.; Melbourne-Thomas, Jessica; Ballerini, Tosca; Boyd, Philip W.; Brandt, Angelika; de la Mare, Bill; Edwards, Martin; Eléaume, Marc; Emmerson, Louise; Fennel, Katja; Fielding, Sophie orcid:0000-0002-3152-4742 Griffiths, Huw orcid:0000-0003-1764-223X Gutt, Julian; Hindell, Mark A.; Hofmann, Eileen E.; Jennings, Simon; La, Hyoung Sul; McCurdy, Andrea; Mitchell, B. Greg; Moltmann, Tim; Muelbert, Monica; Murphy, Eugene orcid:0000-0002-7369-9196 Press, Tony; Raymond, Ben; Reid, Keith; Reiss, Christian; Rice, Jake; Salter, Ian; Smith, David C.; Song, Sun; Southwell, Colin; Swadling, Kerrie M.; Van de Putte, Anton; Willis, Zdenka. 2016 Developing priority variables ("ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables" — eEOVs) for observing dynamics and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems. Journal of Marine Systems, 161. 26-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2016.05.003 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2016.05.003> cc_by_nc_nd_4 CC-BY-NC-ND Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2016 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2016.05.003 2023-02-04T19:43:02Z Reliable statements about variability and change in marine ecosystems and their underlying causes are needed to report on their status and to guide management. Here we use the Framework on Ocean Observing (FOO) to begin developing ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables (eEOVs) for the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS). An eEOV is a defined biological or ecological quantity, which is derived from field observations, and which contributes significantly to assessments of Southern Ocean ecosystems. Here, assessments are concerned with estimating status and trends in ecosystem properties, attribution of trends to causes, and predicting future trajectories. eEOVs should be feasible to collect at appropriate spatial and temporal scales and are useful to the extent that they contribute to direct estimation of trends and/or attribution, and/or development of ecological (statistical or simulation) models to support assessments. In this paper we outline the rationale, including establishing a set of criteria, for selecting eEOVs for the SOOS and develop a list of candidate eEOVs for further evaluation. Other than habitat variables, nine types of eEOVs for Southern Ocean taxa are identified within three classes: state (magnitude, genetic/species, size spectrum), predator–prey (diet, foraging range), and autecology (phenology, reproductive rate, individual growth rate, detritus). Most candidates for the suite of Southern Ocean taxa relate to state or diet. Candidate autecological eEOVs have not been developed other than for marine mammals and birds. We consider some of the spatial and temporal issues that will influence the adoption and use of eEOVs in an observing system in the Southern Ocean, noting that existing operations and platforms potentially provide coverage of the four main sectors of the region — the East and West Pacific, Atlantic and Indian. Lastly, we discuss the importance of simulation modelling in helping with the design of the observing system in the long term. Regional boundary: south of 30°S. Article in Journal/Newspaper Southern Ocean Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Southern Ocean Pacific Indian Journal of Marine Systems 161 26 41 |