Postscript:The future of the Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring programme

• Published in: Ambio
• Main Authors: Christensen, Torben Røjle, Topp-Jørgensen, Elmer, Sejr, Mikael Kristian, Schmidt, Niels Martin
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Arctic Regions; Climate Change; Ecological Parameter Monitoring/trends; Forecasting; Greenland; Arctic; Climate change
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/postscript(dfb2b365-bb5b-43df-8a59-cfec5ed3f9f5).html; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-016-0871-9; https://pure.au.dk/ws/files/108471110/Christensen_at_al._2017._Post_script_Ambio.pdf; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85010341427&partnerID=8YFLogxK

As documented with examples in this special issue of Ambio, the Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring (GEM) Programme in its first 20 years has focused on both detailed and very comprehensive studies of specific ecosystems in order to monitor and understand ecosystem patterns and processes. An international review of GEM conducted in 2015 praised the programme for its comprehensiveness, but also saw an untapped potential for a wider use of GEM data and results. The review provided key recommendations for the future development of GEM that together with input from government bodies and internal scientific development considerations has led to the development of a new 5-year strategy for GEM (2017-2021).