Plankton ecosystem function: biodiversity, forecasting, and prediction needs
November 9-10, 2020, Beautiful Tropical and Arctic virtual space
joint workshop organised by the Marine Biodiversity Observation (MBON), Modelling Different Components of Marine Plankton
Biodiversity team (MODIV) and OceanObs research Coordination Network (OO RCN)
The workshop brought together observationists, experimentalists and modellers to to discuss (i) how we can better link data and models for exploring the effect of plankton biodiversity on ecosystem functions, (ii) the value of plankton and (iii) concrete actions and leaders to address key research and applications goals. A total of 23 participants from different research organizations (including SCCOOS, GCOOS, OBIS, Darwin-MIT, IOCCP, AtlantECO, IOOS, NOAA) and universities from 8 countries (Norway, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, USA (7 different states) participated.
For further information please contact: Maria Grigoratou
The workshop report can be found here and a peer-reviewed summary of the workshop can be found here.
