Cross-disciplinarity in the advance of Antarctic ecosystem research
Author
Gutt, J.; Isla, E.; Bertler, A. N.; Bodeker, G. E.; Bracegirdle, T. J.; Cavanagh, R. D.; Comiso, J. C.; Convey, P.; Cummings, V.; De Conto, R.; De Master, D.; Di Prisco, G.; D'Ovidio, F.; Griffiths, H. J.; Khan, A. L.; López Martínez, Jerónimo; Murray, A. E.; Nielsen, U. N.; Ott, S.; Post, A.; Ropert-Coudert, Y.; Saucède, T.; Scherer, R.; Schiaparelli, S.; Schloss, I. R.; Smith, C. R.; Stefels, J.; Stevens, C.; Strugnell, J. M.; Trimborn, S.; Verde, C.; Verleyen, E.; Wall, D. H.; Wilson, N. G.; Xavier, J. C.Entity
UAM. Departamento de Geología y GeoquímicaPublisher
Elsevier B.V.Date
2018-02-01Citation
10.1016/j.margen.2017.09.006
Marine Genomics 37 (2018): 1-18
ISSN
1874-7787 (print); 1876-7478 (online)DOI
10.1016/j.margen.2017.09.006Funded by
In addition to the employers of the authors this study was funded by the SCAR SRPs AnT-ERA, AntClim21 and AntEcoEditor's Version
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2017.09.006Subjects
Multiple stressors; Response to environmental changes; Risk maps; Scaling; Sea-ice; Southern Ocean; Medio AmbienteRights
© 2017 Elsevier B.V.Esta obra está bajo una licencia de Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 4.0 Internacional.
Abstract
The biodiversity, ecosystem services and climate variability of the Antarctic continent and the Southern Ocean are major components of the whole Earth system. Antarctic ecosystems are driven more strongly by the physical environment than many other marine and terrestrial ecosystems. As a consequence, to understand ecological functioning, cross-disciplinary studies are especially important in Antarctic research. The conceptual study presented here is based on a workshop initiated by the Research Programme Antarctic Thresholds – Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptation of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, which focussed on challenges in identifying and applying cross-disciplinary approaches in the Antarctic. Novel ideas and first steps in their implementation were clustered into eight themes. These ranged from scale problems, through risk maps, and organism/ecosystem responses to multiple environmental changes and evolutionary processes. Scaling models and data across different spatial and temporal scales were identified as an overarching challenge. Approaches to bridge gaps in Antarctic research programmes included multi-disciplinary monitoring, linking biomolecular findings and simulated physical environments, as well as integrative ecological modelling. The results of advanced cross-disciplinary approaches can contribute significantly to our knowledge of Antarctic and global ecosystem functioning, the consequences of climate change, and to global assessments that ultimately benefit humankind.
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Google Scholar:Gutt, J.
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Isla, E.
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Bertler, A. N.
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Bodeker, G. E.
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Bracegirdle, T. J.
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Cavanagh, R. D.
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Comiso, J. C.
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Convey, P.
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Cummings, V.
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De Conto, R.
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De Master, D.
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Di Prisco, G.
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D'Ovidio, F.
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Griffiths, H. J.
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Khan, A. L.
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López Martínez, Jerónimo
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Murray, A. E.
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Nielsen, U. N.
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Ott, S.
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Post, A.
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Ropert-Coudert, Y.
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Saucède, T.
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Scherer, R.
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Schiaparelli, S.
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Schloss, I. R.
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Smith, C. R.
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Stefels, J.
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Stevens, C.
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Strugnell, J. M.
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Trimborn, S.
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Verde, C.
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Verleyen, E.
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Wall, D. H.
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Wilson, N. G.
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Xavier, J. C.
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