Challenges in integrative approaches to modelling the marine ecosystems of the North Atlantic: Physics to Fish and Coasts to Ocean
It has long been recognized that there are strong interactions and feedbacks between climate, upper ocean biogeochemistry and marine food webs, and also that food web structure and phytoplankton community distribution are important determinants of variability in carbon production and export from the...
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ftsouthampton:oai:eprints.soton.ac.uk:364835 2023-07-30T04:05:19+02:00 Challenges in integrative approaches to modelling the marine ecosystems of the North Atlantic: Physics to Fish and Coasts to Ocean Holt, Jason Icarus Allen, J. Anderson, Thomas R. Brewin, Robert Butenschon, Momme Harle, James Huse, Geir Lehodey, Patrick Lindemann, Christian Memery, Laurent Salihoglu, Baris Senina, Inna Yool, Andrew 2014-12 text https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/364835/ https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/364835/1/1-s2.0-S007966111400072X-main.pdf en English eng https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/364835/1/1-s2.0-S007966111400072X-main.pdf Holt, Jason, Icarus Allen, J., Anderson, Thomas R., Brewin, Robert, Butenschon, Momme, Harle, James, Huse, Geir, Lehodey, Patrick, Lindemann, Christian, Memery, Laurent, Salihoglu, Baris, Senina, Inna and Yool, Andrew (2014) Challenges in integrative approaches to modelling the marine ecosystems of the North Atlantic: Physics to Fish and Coasts to Ocean. Progress in Oceanography, 129 (B), 285-313. (doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2014.04.024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2014.04.024>). other Article PeerReviewed 2014 ftsouthampton https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2014.04.024 2023-07-09T21:52:54Z It has long been recognized that there are strong interactions and feedbacks between climate, upper ocean biogeochemistry and marine food webs, and also that food web structure and phytoplankton community distribution are important determinants of variability in carbon production and export from the euphotic zone. Numerical models provide a vital tool to explore these interactions, given their capability to investigate multiple connected components of the system and the sensitivity to multiple drivers, including potential future conditions. A major driver for ecosystem model development is the demand for quantitative tools to support ecosystem-based management initiatives. The purpose of this paper is to review approaches to the modelling of marine ecosystems with a focus on the North Atlantic Ocean and its adjacent shelf seas, and to highlight the challenges they face and suggest ways forward. We consider the state of the art in simulating oceans and shelf sea physics, planktonic and higher trophic level ecosystems, and look towards building an integrative approach with these existing tools. We note how the different approaches have evolved historically and that many of the previous obstacles to harmonisation may no longer be present. We illustrate this with examples from the on-going and planned modelling effort in the Integrative Modelling work package of the EURO-BASIN programme. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic University of Southampton: e-Prints Soton Progress in Oceanography 129 285 313 |
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It has long been recognized that there are strong interactions and feedbacks between climate, upper ocean biogeochemistry and marine food webs, and also that food web structure and phytoplankton community distribution are important determinants of variability in carbon production and export from the euphotic zone. Numerical models provide a vital tool to explore these interactions, given their capability to investigate multiple connected components of the system and the sensitivity to multiple drivers, including potential future conditions. A major driver for ecosystem model development is the demand for quantitative tools to support ecosystem-based management initiatives. The purpose of this paper is to review approaches to the modelling of marine ecosystems with a focus on the North Atlantic Ocean and its adjacent shelf seas, and to highlight the challenges they face and suggest ways forward. We consider the state of the art in simulating oceans and shelf sea physics, planktonic and higher trophic level ecosystems, and look towards building an integrative approach with these existing tools. We note how the different approaches have evolved historically and that many of the previous obstacles to harmonisation may no longer be present. We illustrate this with examples from the on-going and planned modelling effort in the Integrative Modelling work package of the EURO-BASIN programme. |
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Holt, Jason Icarus Allen, J. Anderson, Thomas R. Brewin, Robert Butenschon, Momme Harle, James Huse, Geir Lehodey, Patrick Lindemann, Christian Memery, Laurent Salihoglu, Baris Senina, Inna Yool, Andrew |
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Holt, Jason Icarus Allen, J. Anderson, Thomas R. Brewin, Robert Butenschon, Momme Harle, James Huse, Geir Lehodey, Patrick Lindemann, Christian Memery, Laurent Salihoglu, Baris Senina, Inna Yool, Andrew Challenges in integrative approaches to modelling the marine ecosystems of the North Atlantic: Physics to Fish and Coasts to Ocean |
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Holt, Jason Icarus Allen, J. Anderson, Thomas R. Brewin, Robert Butenschon, Momme Harle, James Huse, Geir Lehodey, Patrick Lindemann, Christian Memery, Laurent Salihoglu, Baris Senina, Inna Yool, Andrew |
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Challenges in integrative approaches to modelling the marine ecosystems of the North Atlantic: Physics to Fish and Coasts to Ocean |
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Challenges in integrative approaches to modelling the marine ecosystems of the North Atlantic: Physics to Fish and Coasts to Ocean |
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Challenges in integrative approaches to modelling the marine ecosystems of the North Atlantic: Physics to Fish and Coasts to Ocean |
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Challenges in integrative approaches to modelling the marine ecosystems of the North Atlantic: Physics to Fish and Coasts to Ocean |
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Challenges in integrative approaches to modelling the marine ecosystems of the North Atlantic: Physics to Fish and Coasts to Ocean |
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challenges in integrative approaches to modelling the marine ecosystems of the north atlantic: physics to fish and coasts to ocean |
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https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/364835/1/1-s2.0-S007966111400072X-main.pdf Holt, Jason, Icarus Allen, J., Anderson, Thomas R., Brewin, Robert, Butenschon, Momme, Harle, James, Huse, Geir, Lehodey, Patrick, Lindemann, Christian, Memery, Laurent, Salihoglu, Baris, Senina, Inna and Yool, Andrew (2014) Challenges in integrative approaches to modelling the marine ecosystems of the North Atlantic: Physics to Fish and Coasts to Ocean. Progress in Oceanography, 129 (B), 285-313. (doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2014.04.024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2014.04.024>). |
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