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Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Date: 19-11-2019
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Date: 22-03-2017
Publisher: Inter-Research Science Center
Date: 31-08-2011
DOI: 10.3354/MEPS09270
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 26-05-2017
Abstract: Policy- and decision-makers require assessments of status and trends for marine species, habitats, and ecosystems to understand if human activities in the marine environment are sustainable, particularly in the face of global change. Central to many assessments are statistical and dynamical models of populations, communities, ecosystems, and their socioeconomic systems and management frameworks. The establishment of a national system that could facilitate the development of such model-based assessments has been identified as a priority for addressing management challenges for Australia’s marine environment. Given that most assessments require cross-scale information, in idual models cannot capture all of the spatial, temporal, biological, and socioeconomic scales that are typically needed. Coupling or integrating models across scales and domains can expand the scope for developing comprehensive and internally consistent, system-level assessments, including higher-level feedbacks in social–ecological systems. In this article, we summarize: (i) integrated modelling for marine systems currently being undertaken in Australia, (ii) methods used for integration and comparison of models, and (iii) improvements to facilitate further integration, particularly with respect to standards and specifications. We consider future needs for integrated modelling of marine social–ecological systems in Australia and provide a set of recommendations for priority focus areas in the development of a national approach to integrated modelling. These recommendations draw on—and have broader relevance for—international efforts around integrated modelling to inform decision-making for marine systems.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2015
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 27-03-2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 24-05-2008
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 16-10-2018
Abstract: Larval fishes are a useful metric of marine ecosystem state and change, as well as species-specific patterns in phenology. The high level of taxonomic expertise required to identify larval fishes to species level, and the considerable effort required to collect s les, make these data very valuable. Here we collate 3178 s les of larval fish assemblages, from 12 research projects from 1983-present, from temperate and subtropical Australian pelagic waters. This forms a benchmark for the larval fish assemblage for the region, and includes recent monitoring of larval fishes at coastal oceanographic reference stations. Comparing larval fishes among projects can be problematic due to differences in taxonomic resolution, and identifying all taxa to species is challenging, so this study reports a standard taxonomic resolution (of 218 taxa) for this region to help guide future research. This larval fish database serves as a data repository for surveys of larval fish assemblages in the region, and can contribute to analysis of climate-driven changes in the location and timing of the spawning of marine fishes.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2020
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 18-03-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2022
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Date: 2019
DOI: 10.1071/MF18066
Abstract: The mission of Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), established under the Federal Government’s national collaborative research infrastructure program, is to deliver ocean observations to the marine and climate science community. However, the observations have many uses, ranging from real-time operational forecasting to understanding of processes and policy decision making. Observations need to be provided in a format that fits the purpose of the intended application. Turning observations into usable data, time series, gridded products and analyses broadens the use of such observations. Value adding by developing products that are relevant to end-user needs and easily accessible to non-scientists is also required as a strategic response to new and emerging socioeconomic, legal and policy priorities. This paper describes some of the pathways on which IMOS observations are being delivered and used in Australia, demonstrating the value that ocean observations have for society.
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Date: 16-05-2014
Abstract: The precautionary approach and collaborative governance must balance deep-ocean use and protection.
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Date: 05-05-2021
DOI: 10.3389/FMARS.2021.619685
Abstract: The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ocean Decade) challenges marine science to better inform and stimulate social and economic development while conserving marine ecosystems. To achieve these objectives, we must make our erse methodologies more comparable and interoperable, expanding global participation and foster capacity development in ocean science through a new and coherent approach to best practice development. We present perspectives on this issue gleaned from the ongoing development of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Ocean Best Practices System (OBPS). The OBPS is collaborating with in iduals and programs around the world to transform the way ocean methodologies are managed, in strong alignment with the outcomes envisioned for the Ocean Decade. However, significant challenges remain, including: (1) the haphazard management of methodologies across their lifecycle, (2) the ambiguous endorsement of what is “best” and when and where one method may be applicable vs. another, and (3) the inconsistent access to methodological knowledge across disciplines and cultures. To help address these challenges, we recommend that sponsors and leaders in ocean science and education promote consistent documentation and convergence of methodologies to: create and improve context-dependent best practices incorporate contextualized best practices into Ocean Decade Actions clarify who endorses which method and why create a global network of complementary ocean practices systems and ensure broader consistency and flexibility in international capacity development.
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Date: 09-2019
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2013
Publisher: Marine Technology Society
Date: 05-2016
DOI: 10.4031/MTSJ.50.3.1
Abstract: Abstract Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is entering its second decade of operation, with data streams developing and growing and long-term time series of key variables being built. Although IMOS was established under an Australian government research infrastructure program to deliver ocean observations to marine and climate scientists, its open-data approach has translated into broader use of data streams including for operational uses and applications. IMOS has applied a “data-centric” definition of research infrastructure, which has enabled it to invest in the full cost of infrastructure all the way to the delivery of quality controlled data. This decision to dedicate funding for data management and integration together with its open-data policy resulted in IMOS establishing itself as a “need-driven” national capability with great relevance and impact. Early establishment of best practices in data management and partnering with the ocean and coastal modeling community ensured data uptake and use. However, some issues that need resolving still remain, and larger investment for data quality control at whole-of-program level is clearly paramount. As IMOS heads toward its second decade, it is a good opportunity to tackle this issue.
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Date: 2022
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Date: 25-04-2019
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2014
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