AMBON - linking biodiversity observations in the Arctic
Abstract
The primary goal of this project, the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON), is to provide high-quality biodiversity,data from the Arctic Chukchi Sea that can be used to support decision-making by regional and federal resource managers, Indigenous c,ommunities dependent upon marine resources, and other stakeholders who will all ultimately benefit from continued growth of the nati,onal Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (MBON). Our specific objectives for AMBON include: 1. Continue the collection of high-qua,lity marine biodiversity observations from microbes to whales, using a combination of traditional and advanced technologies; 2. Inte,grate biodiversity observations across trophic levels in an environmental context, and advance our understanding of biodiversity obs,ervational designs through modeling that will successfully detect ecosystem change; 3. Test the efficacy of our ongoing Pacific Arct,ic regional downscaling effort of a global seascape model that identifies associations of taxa (e.g., zooplankton) to sub-regional s,eascape classes; 4. Integrate AMBON?s regional biodiversity observations with animal tracking networks focused on large-scale seabir,d migrations; 5. Meaningfully engage in a research partnership between the Native Village of Kotzebue (NVOK) and AMBON scientists in, order to bridge Indigenous and scientific knowledge systems and management; 6. Integrate with other Alaskan Arctic research program,s, with other US MBON projects, including the global community through GEO BON (The Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observa,tion Network), and our participation as an organizing partner of the Marine Life 2030 initiative (endorsed within the UN Decade of O,cean Science for Sustainable Development); and 7. Continue to practice and promote an open data sharing policy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Oct 06, 2022
- Source ID
- N000142212792
Entities
People
- Katrin Iken
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Alaska Fairbanks