Slow science: the value of long biological records
Sustained observations (SOs) have provided invaluable information on the ocean's biology and biogeochemistry for over 50 years. They continue to play a vital role in elucidating the functioning of the marine ecosystem, particularly in the light of ongoing climate change. Repeated, consistent ob...
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ftsouthampton:oai:eprints.soton.ac.uk:365908 2023-07-30T04:01:49+02:00 Slow science: the value of long biological records Henson, S. 2014-09-28 text https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/365908/ https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/365908/1/Phil.%2520Trans.%2520R.%2520Soc.%2520A-2014-Henson-.pdf en English eng https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/365908/1/Phil.%2520Trans.%2520R.%2520Soc.%2520A-2014-Henson-.pdf Henson, S. (2014) Slow science: the value of long biological records. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 372 (2025), 20130334. (doi:10.1098/rsta.2013.0334 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2013.0334>). other Article PeerReviewed 2014 ftsouthampton https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2013.0334 2023-07-09T21:53:29Z Sustained observations (SOs) have provided invaluable information on the ocean's biology and biogeochemistry for over 50 years. They continue to play a vital role in elucidating the functioning of the marine ecosystem, particularly in the light of ongoing climate change. Repeated, consistent observations have provided the opportunity to resolve temporal and/or spatial variability in ocean biogeochemistry, which has driven exploration of the factors controlling biological parameters and processes. Here, I highlight some of the key breakthroughs in biological oceanography that have been enabled by SOs, which include areas such as trophic dynamics, understanding variability, improved biogeochemical models and the role of ocean biology in the global carbon cycle. In the near future, SOs are poised to make progress on several fronts, including detecting climate change effects on ocean biogeochemistry, high-resolution observations of physical–biological interactions and greater observational capability in both the mesopelagic zone and harsh environments, such as the Arctic. We are now entering a new era for biological SOs, one in which our motivations have evolved from the need to acquire basic understanding of the ocean's state and variability, to a need to understand ocean biogeochemistry in the context of increasing pressure in the form of climate change, overfishing and eutrophication. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change University of Southampton: e-Prints Soton Arctic Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 372 2025 20130334 |
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Sustained observations (SOs) have provided invaluable information on the ocean's biology and biogeochemistry for over 50 years. They continue to play a vital role in elucidating the functioning of the marine ecosystem, particularly in the light of ongoing climate change. Repeated, consistent observations have provided the opportunity to resolve temporal and/or spatial variability in ocean biogeochemistry, which has driven exploration of the factors controlling biological parameters and processes. Here, I highlight some of the key breakthroughs in biological oceanography that have been enabled by SOs, which include areas such as trophic dynamics, understanding variability, improved biogeochemical models and the role of ocean biology in the global carbon cycle. In the near future, SOs are poised to make progress on several fronts, including detecting climate change effects on ocean biogeochemistry, high-resolution observations of physical–biological interactions and greater observational capability in both the mesopelagic zone and harsh environments, such as the Arctic. We are now entering a new era for biological SOs, one in which our motivations have evolved from the need to acquire basic understanding of the ocean's state and variability, to a need to understand ocean biogeochemistry in the context of increasing pressure in the form of climate change, overfishing and eutrophication. |
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