The continuing evolution of multi‐decadal oceanic ecological datasets and their application in marine policy and management.

M. Edwards , Gregory Beaugrand (1) , G.C Hays , Ja Koslow , A. Richardson

1 LOG - Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187

Long-term biological time-series in the oceans are relatively rare. Using the two longest of these we show how the information value of such ecological time-series increases through space and time in terms of their potential policy value. We also explore the co-evolution of these oceanic biological time-series with changing marine management drivers. Lessons learnt from reviewing these sequences of observations provide valuable context for the continuation of existing time-series and perspective for the initiation of new time-series in response to rapid global change. Concluding sections call for a more integrated approach to marine observation systems and highlight the future role of ocean observations in adaptive marine management.

Domaines: Océanographie

M. Edwards, Gregory Beaugrand, G.C Hays, Ja Koslow, A. Richardson. The continuing evolution of multi‐decadal oceanic ecological datasets and their application in marine policy and management.. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2010, 25 (10), pp.602-610. ⟨10.1016/j.tree.2010.07.007⟩. ⟨hal-00762619⟩