Detecting changes in the Arctic Ecosystem – Long-Term Benthos Monitoring network for detecting changes in the Arctic benthic ecosystem (LTM-Benthos) 2017-2020

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.). Scalin...

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Main Authors: Jørgensen, Lis Lindal, Blicher, Martin, Bluhm, Bodil, Christiansen, Jørgen Schou, Fredriksen, Rosalyn, Hammeken, Nanette, Logerwell, Libby, Olafsdottir, Steinunn Hilma, Roy, Virginie, Strelkova, Natalia A., Sørensen, Jan, Thangstad, Trude Hauge
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Havforskningsinstituttet 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10037/14243
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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.