Arctic | Ecosystem Perspectives
AMBON – linking biodiversity observations in the Arctic Presenter: Katrin Iken , kbiken@alaska.edu, University of Alaska - Fairbanks Lee Cooper , cooper@umces.edu Seth Danielson , sldanielson@alaska.edu, University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Matt Galaska , matt.galaska@noaa.gov, University of Washington, PMEL Jacqueline Grebmeier , jgrebmei@umces.edu, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Donna Hauser , dhauser2@alaska.edu, University of Alaska Fairbanks, International Arctic Research Center
Russell Hopcroft , rrhopcroft@alaska.edu, University of Alaska Fairbanks, CFOS Maria Kavanaugh , maria.kavanaugh@oregonstate.edu, Oregon State University Kathy Kuletz , Kathy_Kuletz@fws.gov, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Franz Mueter , fmueter@alaska.edu, UAF Kate Stafford , kate.stafford@oregonstate.edu, Oregon State University Sheyna Wisdom , wisdom@aoos.org, Alaska Ocean Observing System Alex Whiting , alex.whiting@qira.org, Native Village of Kotzebue
The AMBON project (Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network) is continuing to provide biodiversity information for the Chukchi Sea, across trophic levels and in collaboration with other ongoing Arctic observing efforts. It is now in its eighth year of participation in the US national Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (MBON). The approach of AMBON includes complementing offshore shipboard collections with coastal observations and sampling in Kotzebue Sound, which is part of the Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub (AAOKH). Spatially dispersed summer sampling across the Chukchi shelf is also complemented by local but high-resolution temporal observations of select ecosystem elements by the Chukchi Ecosystem Observatory (CEO), and processed-focused sampling through the Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO). In addition to continued biodiversity observations across trophic levels, from microbes to whales, some specific goals for the next 5 years of the recently renewed AMBON program include: 1. Linking multiple approaches to detect marine mammal observations (eDNA, observations, passive acoustics); 2. Linking remotely-sensed seascapes to patterns in biodiversity; 3. Network with other regional MBON programs across the nation; and 4. Provide high-quality data and products to a variety of stakeholders. We present here some of our accomplishments and work planned for the next 5-year phase of the AMBON project. Arctic biodiversity data from this rapidly changing region are important to support decision-making by regional and federal resource managers and other stakeholders, including Indigenous communities that are dependent upon the health of the marine ecosystem and its biodiversity.
Alaska Marine Science Symposium 2023 172
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