Using models to improve our understanding of Antarctic krill and their ecological role in the Southern Ocean

• Main Authors: Murphy, Eugene, Corney, Stuart, Hofmann, Eileen, Meyer, Bettina, Johnston, Nadine, Thorpe, Sally, Brooks, Cassandra, Veytia, Devi, Bahl, Alexis, Sylvester, Zephyr, Bahlburg, Domink
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Antarctica; Krill; Southern Ocean; Antarctic; Hudson; Denise; Hofmann; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/6780069; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6780069

REPORT of the online Integrating Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics of the Southern Ocean (ICED) workshop, 17-20 May 2021 Organizing committee: ECRs: Devi Veytia, Alexis Bahl, Zephyr Sylvester, Dominik Bahlburg Along with Eugene Murphy, Stuart Corney, Eileen Hofmann, Bettina Meyer, Nadine Johnston, Sally Thorpe, Cassandra Brooks Supporting ECRs: Tracey Dornan, Andréa Mesquita, Cecilia Liszka, Mauricio González Díaz, Akeem Olaniyu, Nicole Hellessey, Katherine Hudson, Onur Karakus, Sara Labrousse, Denise O’Sullivan, Elisa Seyboth and Svenja Halfter Summary: The Integrating Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Southern Ocean program (ICED) provides a framework for research by identifying key science priorities and delivering targeted research and activities to understand the interactions between climate and ecosystem dynamics, their links to the Earth System, and generate scenarios and projections of the impacts of future change to support conservation and management. Over the coming decades major shifts in Southern Ocean ecosystems are expected in response to multiple stressors including climate-driven change and harvesting, with consequences for marine ecosystems and societies around the world. Understanding and predicting the response of Southern Ocean ecosystems is crucial for conservation and sustainable management. This report summarizes the ICED-sponsored workshop, 17-20 May 2021, focussed on improving our modelling of Antarctic krill (hereafter krill) which is a keystone species in Southern Ocean food webs and the subject of an international fishery. The workshop also aimed to provide Early Career Researchers (ECRs) with opportunities to network and highlight their work, as part of ICED’s wider goal of including ECRs in ICED activities to foster career development and shape the future of ICED research. This was also timely in providing opportunities for this cohort of researchers that have been limited during the COVID-19 pandemic. The workshop included background talks together with three themed sessions ...