Barents Sea Ecosystem Resilience under global environmental change
2010-2013
Annual Meeting – 4-7 December 2012 - Paris
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Bar-EcoRe: main objective
evaluate the effects of global environmental change on the future structure and resilience of the Barents Sea ecosystem
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Bar-EcoRe: main objective
evaluate the effects of global environmental change on the future structure and resilience of the Barents Sea ecosystem
quantitative data analysis and modelling
climate and fishing-induced
species comp, spatial structure, trophic network
ability to absorb disturbance and maintain function
fish and benthos communities
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Bar-EcoRe: more specific questions
•What are the key characteristics of past temporal and spatial variations in fish and benthos communities and how are these related to past climate variability and fishing pressure?
•How does climate variability and change propagate through the Barents Sea ecosystem and influences species interactions?
•How can the combined effects of fisheries and climate modify the spatial distribution of plankton, benthos and fish species in the Barents Sea?
•What determines vulnerability or resilience of the Barents Sea ecosystem and how will these be affected by possible future changes in climate and fisheries regimes?
•Can we detect early warning signals and can we evaluate management strategies with regards to ecosystem resilience?
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Bar-EcoRe: The structure
WP1: Community
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WP2: Trophic
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WP3: Population distribution
WP4: Resilience
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Bar-EcoRe: previous meetings
Kick-off - June 20103 days, in TromsøProject Participants and Scientific Advisory Panel
Annual meeting – October 20113 days, in HerdlaProject Participants, Scientific Advisory PanelStakeholder Panel
Start – June 2010 End – May 2013
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BarEcoRe Science highlights
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Questions and comments from SAP in 2011
• Resilience,
• Integration and harmonisation across studies and scales,
• Data quality
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How did BarEcoRe address these issues?
Resilience• The resilience papers• Monthly discussions• Synthesis
Integration and harmonisation across studies and scales,
• WS1 – spatial synthesis• WS2 – temporal synthesis
Data quality• At individual study level
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What is going to happen now?
4 Days meeting
1st Day: presentation of scientific results to SAP2nd Day: feedback from SAP and discussion
3rd Day: presentation of project structure, science and dissemination plan to SHP and discussion
4th Day: activity planning for 2013
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What is going to happen on DAY 1
09:30 - 09:50: BarEcoRe, progress since the Herdla meeting?
09:50 - 10:15: Ecological resilience for ecologists
break
10:30 - 12:00: Science highlights part 1: spatial synthesis
Lunch – Caffé Cambronne
13:30 - 15:00: Science highlights part 2: temporal synthesis
Break
15:30 - 17:00: Focus on PhDs
20:00: Dinner at la Coupole
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What is going to happen on DAY 2
09:00 – 12:00:
SAP: review of BarEcoRe progress
PP: BarEcoRe dissemination/finalisation plan
Lunch – La Filippo
13:30-14:30: Presentation by SAP & discussion
Coffee break
15:00-16:00: Presentation by SAP & discussion continues
16:00: Departure for the Natural History Museum
20:00: Annual meeting dinner with SHP, Chez Françoise
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What we need from the SAP
Be curious
Be critical
Be provocative
Be inspirational
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Barents Sea Ecosystem Resilience under global environmental change
2010-2013
Annual Meeting – 4-7 December 2012 - Paris
BarEcoRe Annual Meeting – 4-7 December 2012 - ParisBarEcoRe Annual Meeting – 4-7 December 2012 - Paris
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