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The International Census of Marine Life:

The International Census of Marine Life:. A global research program to assess and explain the diversity, distribution and abundance of life in the oceans — past, present and future. Data Management, Technological Development, Modeling, Retrospective Analysis, Field Programs.

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The International Census of Marine Life:

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  1. The International Census of Marine Life: A global research program to assess and explain the diversity, distribution and abundance of life in the oceans — past, present and future. Data Management, Technological Development, Modeling, Retrospective Analysis, Field Programs

  2. Initial Field Studies The Census of Marine Life Global Diversity of Zooplankton Global Microbial Diversity

  3. Over-Arching Goal for GoM Program “Gain enough knowledge to enable ecosystem-based management in a large marine environment within ten years” A unifying theme that goes from basic science to observing systems to management and the public

  4. Maintain viable populations of all native species • Maintain evolutionary and ecological processes • Accommodate human use and occupancy within these constraints • (Grumbine, Ecological Applications 1994)

  5. FRAMEWORK BiodiversityProcesses Management LegacyNatural variation & Decisions anthropogenic change Economic and social/ governmental systems Biogeochemical systems “complex systems” HMAP Evolving Ecosystem FMAP

  6. Explore Explain Apply

  7. …need answers to a few simple questions: What are the current patterns of biodiversity; what determines those patterns; and how do those processes and patterns contribute to ecosystem production, nutrient cycling and other functions?

  8. WGs

  9. GoM Data Partnership (21 June 04)

  10. GMBIS Server Active Data Servers e.g.: NMFS DFO MCZM MDMR USGS Donated Data Sets e.g.: Completed Programs Archives Other IOOS Providers Aggregator User Software GoMOOS Server Data Transfer: FGDC / ODBC Compliant FGDC / ODBC / OGC Compliant Dynamic Access Data FGDC / ODBC / Darwin Core Compliant Archived Data Bases Need for a Regional Association

  11. How to take advantage of these developments Build support/funding for research using this (as well as other) Frameworks (Biodiversity, Processes, Societal Applications) RARGOM

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