Summary: | Source at https://www.imr.no/filarkiv/detecting_changes_in_the_arctic_ecosystem.pdf/nn-no . Introduction : Main purpose of this group is data exploration. For example, megafaunal community characterization, modeling of variables that influence these communities (environment, stressors, etc.). Scaling of data matters: Depending on the objectives, required resolution of the data and analyses will vary, e.g. for managing trawl closures, fine-scale analyses are required; for understanding ecosystem change, broad-scale analyses are required. Next steps include understanding potential outcomes and the limitations of the data analyses: identifying what management questions we can answer with existing baseline data, and what agencies/groups etc. would be users of our results. Propose analyses and management uses of continued future monitoring, to emphasize value of long-term monitoring.
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