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Future of Marine Animal Populations

September 01, 2023

The Future of Marine Animal Populations (FMAP) project was one of the core projects of the international Census of Marine Life (2000–2010). FMAP's mission was to describe and synthesize globally changing patterns of species abundance, distribution, and diversity, and to model the effects of fishing, climate change and other key variables on those patterns. This work was done across ocean realms and with an emphasis on understanding past changes and predicting future scenarios.[1][2]

History Edit

FMAP emerged from a workshop held at Dalhousie University in 2002 and was funded from 2003 to 2010 by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The project was led by Ransom A. Myers from 2002 to 2007 and from 2007 to 2010 was under the direction of Boris Worm, Heike Lotze and Ian Jonsen in the Biology Department at Dalhousie University.

Core research topics Edit

  • Marine animals: Spatial distribution and movement of marine animal. FMAP team members analyzed electronic tracking data for large marine animals in combination with environmental data to better understand how environmental change may influence the movement of animals and consequently patterns in their distribution. In addition to gaining mechanistic knowledge of movement behaviours and patterns, maps were created of species' seasonal distributions, inferred from the tracking data.[2][3]
  • Marine biodiversity: Global patterns on marine biodiversity. FMAP researchers overlaid spatial diversity patterns for different species groups, searching for local hotspots and coldspots, regional overlap between different groups and global spatial gradients in marine diversity. Overlaying standardized species richness patterns for diverse animal groups enabled description of taxon-specific and cross-taxa patterns as well as driving factors. The work of FMAP also aimed to understand the underlying processes and causes of such patterns and the factors that may deter them.[2][4]
  • Marine ecosystems: Long term changes in marine ecosystems. FMAP team members compiled data on historical changes in the abundance, distribution and diversity of marine species and analyzed them in combination with environmental and anthropogenic factors, in order to help determine the causes of long-term changes in marine biodiversity. The goal was to synthesize long-term trends and large-scale changes in marine animal populations and ecosystems to add a temporal dimension to spatial patterns and short-term dynamics in marine populations and diversity. Analyses of the underlying drivers and consequences of these changes were also explored in order to evaluate current and potential future trends in marine biodiversity.[2][5]

Contributions Edit

The FMAP project coordinated major data synthesis efforts to derive global trends and patterns in marine biodiversity. From 2003 to 2011, FMAP team members have contributed over 110 scientific articles to peer review journals, including numerous publications in top-tier journals such as Science and Nature. Publications by FMAP scientists have also included many book chapters, policy publications and outreach articles. Topics of research have included patterns of species abundance, distribution and diversity, and the effects of climate change, overfishing and other key human threats on these patterns. FMAP has performed analyses on a variety of organisms, including coral reefs, large pelagic fish, marine mammals, sea turtles and invertebrates.

A major output of the project was the development of advanced statistical tools for analyzing observational data to study how marine biodiversity is distributed and changing over time, and to better understand the movements and distribution of marine predators. FMAP's research was presented as part of the culmination of The Census of Marine Life, which was celebrated in October 2010 in London, England. FMAP research formed an integral part of the overall findings of the program, which were disseminated through major media outlets around the globe.[6]

Scientific highlights Edit

  • New discovered method estimates that Earth is home to 8.7 million species, of which 2.1 million live in the ocean.[7]
  • Reported severe depletion of large marine animals over the past 50 to 500 years. An up to 90% reduction in the abundance of large, commercially exploited marine megafauna has occurred since human impacts began, along with a reduction of total animal biomass and the local extinction of particular species.[8][9][10]
  • Identified ecosystem consequences of losing marine biodiversity: changes in abundance and diversity have negatively impacted ecosystem productivity and resilience, and compromised water quality, fishery yields and other ecosystem services. Conservation and management efforts over the last century have halted or even reversed the decline of biodiversity in some areas. Yet in areas where there are few management initiatives in place, the abundance and diversity of marine animal populations continues to decline, mostly in direct relation to multiple human impacts.[10][11][12][13][14]
  • Discovered global patterns of biodiversity for tuna and billfish, sharks, and marine mammals, which are different from those generalized for terrestrial environments.[15][16]
  • Used the entire Census database to identify global hotspots of marine biodiversity across 13 major taxa, and identified water temperature as the main environmental predictor of biodiversity patterns in the ocean. Sea surface temperature was found to be the primary oceanographic driver of marine animal distribution and diversity at global scales.[17]
  • Reported a slow, global decline in plankton abundance since the beginning of oceanographic measurements in the late 19th century that appeared to be linked to gradual ocean warming and increased stratification of the water column.[18]
  • Examined how marine biodiversity might change over the next 50 years. The future of marine animal populations is likely determined in large part by two key variables: the rate of ocean warming, and the rate of exploitation. Where those rates are low, it will increase the chance for adaptation and recovery. Where they continue to rise, the loss of marine biodiversity and associated services will be severe.[12][17][19][20]
  • Developed new methods to better understand the dynamic movement and habitat use of marine animals. Results indicate that spatial patterns of animal behaviours are markedly discrete and predictable both seasonally and inter-annually, implying strong connections to environmental drivers and prey distribution.

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "FMAP website". Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  2. ^ a b c d Worm, B; Lotze, HK; Jonsen, I; Muir, C (2010). "The future of marine animal populations". In MacIntyre AD (ed.). Life in the World's Oceans: Diversity, Distribution and Abundance. Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford. pp. 315–330. ISBN 9781444396201.
  3. ^ "FMAP website. Spatial distribution and movements of tagged animals". Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  4. ^ "FMAP website. Global patterns of marine biodiversity". Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  5. ^ "FMAP website. Long-term changes in ocean ecosystems". Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  6. ^ . FMAP. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  7. ^ Mora, C.; et al. (August 23, 2011). "How Many Species Are There on Earth and in the Ocean?". PLOS Biology. 9 (8): e1001127. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001127. PMC 3160336. PMID 21886479.
  8. ^ Myers, R; Worm, B (2003). . Nature. 423 (6937): 280–283. Bibcode:2003Natur.423..280M. doi:10.1038/nature01610. PMID 12748640. S2CID 2392394. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  9. ^ Lotze, H; Worm, B (2009). . Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 24 (5): 254–262. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2008.12.004. PMID 19251340. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  10. ^ a b Lotze, H; Lenihan, HS; Bourque, BJ; Bradbury, RH; Cooke, RG; Kay, MC; Kidwell, SM; Kirby, MX; Peterson, CH; Jackson, JBC (2006). . Science. 312 (5781): 1806–1809. Bibcode:2006Sci...312.1806L. doi:10.1126/science.1128035. PMID 16794081. S2CID 12703389. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  11. ^ Worm, B; Barbier, EB; Beaumont, N; Duffy, JE; Folke, C; Halpern, BS; Jackson, JBC; Lotze, HK; Micheli, F; Palumbi, SR; Sala, E; Selkoe, KA; Stachowicz, JJ; Watson, R (2006). . Science. 314 (5800): 787–90. Bibcode:2006Sci...314..787W. doi:10.1126/science.1132294. PMID 17082450. S2CID 37235806. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  12. ^ a b Worm, B; Hilborn, R; Baum, JK; Branch, TA; Collie, JS; Costello, C; Fogarty, MJ; Fulton, EA; Hutchings, JA; Jennings, S; Jensen, OP; Lotze, HK; Mace, PA; McClanahan, TR; Minto, C; Palumbi, SR; Parma, AM; Ricard, D; Rosenberg, AA; Watson, R; Zeller, D (July 2009). . Science. 325 (5940): 578–585. Bibcode:2009Sci...325..578W. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.417.4642. doi:10.1126/science.1173146. PMID 19644114. S2CID 2805799. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2009-02-16.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Ferretti, F; Worm, B; Britten, GL; Heithaus, MR; Lotze, HK (August 2010). . Ecology Letters. 13 (8): 1055–1071. doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01489.x. PMID 20528897. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  14. ^ Lotze, H; Coll,M; Dunne, JA (2011). . Ecosystems. 14 (2): 198–222. doi:10.1007/s10021-010-9404-8. S2CID 45894582. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  15. ^ Boyce, D; D.P. Tittensor; B. Worm (2008). "Effects of temperature on global patterns of tuna and billfish richness". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 355: 267–276. Bibcode:2008MEPS..355..267B. doi:10.3354/meps07237.
  16. ^ Lucifora, L; Garcia, V; Worm, B (2011). "Global Diversity Hotspots and Conservation Priorities for Sharks". PLOS ONE. 6 (5): e19356. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...619356L. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019356. PMC 3088674. PMID 21573162.
  17. ^ a b Tittensor, D; C. Mora, D. Ricard, W. Jetz, H.K. Lotze, E. Vanden Berghe, B. Worm. (2010). . Nature. 466 (7310): 1098–1101. Bibcode:2010Natur.466.1098T. doi:10.1038/nature09329. PMID 20668450. S2CID 4424240. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2009-01-01.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ Boyce, D; M.R. Lewis; B. Worm (2010). . Nature. 466 (7306): 591–596. Bibcode:2010Natur.466..591B. doi:10.1038/nature09268. PMID 20671703. S2CID 2413382. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  19. ^ Worm, B; Lotze, HK (2009). "Changes in marine biodiversity as an indicator of climate and global change". In Letcher T (ed.). Climate Change. Observed Impacts on Planet Earth. Elsevier. pp. 263–279. doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-53301-2.00014-2. ISBN 9780444533012.
  20. ^ Anderson, S; Mills Flemming, J; Watson, R; Lotze, HK (2011). Bograd, Steven J. (ed.). "Rapid Global Expansion of Invertebrate Fisheries: Trends, Drivers, and Ecosystem Effects". PLOS ONE. 6 (3): e14735. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...614735A. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0014735. PMC 3050978. PMID 21408090.

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The Future of Marine Animal Populations FMAP project was one of the core projects of the international Census of Marine Life 2000 2010 FMAP s mission was to describe and synthesize globally changing patterns of species abundance distribution and diversity and to model the effects of fishing climate change and other key variables on those patterns This work was done across ocean realms and with an emphasis on understanding past changes and predicting future scenarios 1 2 Contents 1 History 2 Core research topics 3 Contributions 4 Scientific highlights 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory EditFMAP emerged from a workshop held at Dalhousie University in 2002 and was funded from 2003 to 2010 by the Alfred P Sloan Foundation The project was led by Ransom A Myers from 2002 to 2007 and from 2007 to 2010 was under the direction of Boris Worm Heike Lotze and Ian Jonsen in the Biology Department at Dalhousie University Core research topics EditMarine animals Spatial distribution and movement of marine animal FMAP team members analyzed electronic tracking data for large marine animals in combination with environmental data to better understand how environmental change may influence the movement of animals and consequently patterns in their distribution In addition to gaining mechanistic knowledge of movement behaviours and patterns maps were created of species seasonal distributions inferred from the tracking data 2 3 Marine biodiversity Global patterns on marine biodiversity FMAP researchers overlaid spatial diversity patterns for different species groups searching for local hotspots and coldspots regional overlap between different groups and global spatial gradients in marine diversity Overlaying standardized species richness patterns for diverse animal groups enabled description of taxon specific and cross taxa patterns as well as driving factors The work of FMAP also aimed to understand the underlying processes and causes of such patterns and the factors that may deter them 2 4 Marine ecosystems Long term changes in marine ecosystems FMAP team members compiled data on historical changes in the abundance distribution and diversity of marine species and analyzed them in combination with environmental and anthropogenic factors in order to help determine the causes of long term changes in marine biodiversity The goal was to synthesize long term trends and large scale changes in marine animal populations and ecosystems to add a temporal dimension to spatial patterns and short term dynamics in marine populations and diversity Analyses of the underlying drivers and consequences of these changes were also explored in order to evaluate current and potential future trends in marine biodiversity 2 5 Contributions EditThe FMAP project coordinated major data synthesis efforts to derive global trends and patterns in marine biodiversity From 2003 to 2011 FMAP team members have contributed over 110 scientific articles to peer review journals including numerous publications in top tier journals such as Science and Nature Publications by FMAP scientists have also included many book chapters policy publications and outreach articles Topics of research have included patterns of species abundance distribution and diversity and the effects of climate change overfishing and other key human threats on these patterns FMAP has performed analyses on a variety of organisms including coral reefs large pelagic fish marine mammals sea turtles and invertebrates A major output of the project was the development of advanced statistical tools for analyzing observational data to study how marine biodiversity is distributed and changing over time and to better understand the movements and distribution of marine predators FMAP s research was presented as part of the culmination of The Census of Marine Life which was celebrated in October 2010 in London England FMAP research formed an integral part of the overall findings of the program which were disseminated through major media outlets around the globe 6 Scientific highlights EditNew discovered method estimates that Earth is home to 8 7 million species of which 2 1 million live in the ocean 7 Reported severe depletion of large marine animals over the past 50 to 500 years An up to 90 reduction in the abundance of large commercially exploited marine megafauna has occurred since human impacts began along with a reduction of total animal biomass and the local extinction of particular species 8 9 10 Identified ecosystem consequences of losing marine biodiversity changes in abundance and diversity have negatively impacted ecosystem productivity and resilience and compromised water quality fishery yields and other ecosystem services Conservation and management efforts over the last century have halted or even reversed the decline of biodiversity in some areas Yet in areas where there are few management initiatives in place the abundance and diversity of marine animal populations continues to decline mostly in direct relation to multiple human impacts 10 11 12 13 14 Discovered global patterns of biodiversity for tuna and billfish sharks and marine mammals which are different from those generalized for terrestrial environments 15 16 Used the entire Census database to identify global hotspots of marine biodiversity across 13 major taxa and identified water temperature as the main environmental predictor of biodiversity patterns in the ocean Sea surface temperature was found to be the primary oceanographic driver of marine animal distribution and diversity at global scales 17 Reported a slow global decline in plankton abundance since the beginning of oceanographic measurements in the late 19th century that appeared to be linked to gradual ocean warming and increased stratification of the water column 18 Examined how marine biodiversity might change over the next 50 years The future of marine animal populations is likely determined in large part by two key variables the rate of ocean warming and the rate of exploitation Where those rates are low it will increase the chance for adaptation and recovery Where they continue to rise the loss of marine biodiversity and associated services will be severe 12 17 19 20 Developed new methods to better understand the dynamic movement and habitat use of marine animals Results indicate that spatial patterns of animal behaviours are markedly discrete and predictable both seasonally and inter annually implying strong connections to environmental drivers and prey distribution See also EditCensus of Marine Life Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Project POST Natural Geography in Shore Areas NaGISA Ocean Biogeographic Information System OBIS List of harvested aquatic animals by weight Sloan foundationReferences Edit FMAP website Retrieved 2011 05 05 a b c d Worm B Lotze HK Jonsen I Muir C 2010 The future of marine animal populations In MacIntyre AD ed Life in the World s Oceans Diversity Distribution and Abundance Blackwell Publishing Ltd Oxford pp 315 330 ISBN 9781444396201 FMAP website Spatial distribution and movements of tagged animals Retrieved 2011 05 05 FMAP website Global patterns of marine biodiversity Retrieved 2011 05 05 FMAP website Long term changes in ocean ecosystems Retrieved 2011 05 05 FMAP publications reprints FMAP Archived from the original on 2011 04 25 Retrieved 2011 05 05 Mora C et al August 23 2011 How Many Species Are There on Earth and in the Ocean PLOS Biology 9 8 e1001127 doi 10 1371 journal pbio 1001127 PMC 3160336 PMID 21886479 Myers R Worm B 2003 Rapid worldwide depletion of predatory fish communities Nature 423 6937 280 283 Bibcode 2003Natur 423 280M doi 10 1038 nature01610 PMID 12748640 S2CID 2392394 Archived from the original on 2011 04 25 Retrieved 2009 01 01 Lotze H Worm B 2009 Historical baselines for large marine animals Trends in Ecology amp Evolution 24 5 254 262 doi 10 1016 j tree 2008 12 004 PMID 19251340 Archived from the original on 2011 04 25 Retrieved 2010 06 10 a b Lotze H Lenihan HS Bourque BJ Bradbury RH Cooke RG Kay MC Kidwell SM Kirby MX Peterson CH Jackson JBC 2006 Depletion degradation and recovery potential of estuaries and coastal seas Science 312 5781 1806 1809 Bibcode 2006Sci 312 1806L doi 10 1126 science 1128035 PMID 16794081 S2CID 12703389 Archived from the original on 2011 04 25 Retrieved 2010 06 10 Worm B Barbier EB Beaumont N Duffy JE Folke C Halpern BS Jackson JBC Lotze HK Micheli F Palumbi SR Sala E Selkoe KA Stachowicz JJ Watson R 2006 Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services Science 314 5800 787 90 Bibcode 2006Sci 314 787W doi 10 1126 science 1132294 PMID 17082450 S2CID 37235806 Archived from the original on 2011 04 25 Retrieved 2009 02 16 a b Worm B Hilborn R Baum JK Branch TA Collie JS Costello C Fogarty MJ Fulton EA Hutchings JA Jennings S Jensen OP Lotze HK Mace PA McClanahan TR Minto C Palumbi SR Parma AM Ricard D Rosenberg AA Watson R Zeller D July 2009 Rebuilding global fisheries Science 325 5940 578 585 Bibcode 2009Sci 325 578W CiteSeerX 10 1 1 417 4642 doi 10 1126 science 1173146 PMID 19644114 S2CID 2805799 Archived from the original on 2011 04 25 Retrieved 2009 02 16 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Ferretti F Worm B Britten GL Heithaus MR Lotze HK August 2010 Patterns and ecosystem consequences of shark declines in the ocean Ecology Letters 13 8 1055 1071 doi 10 1111 j 1461 0248 2010 01489 x PMID 20528897 Archived from the original on 2011 04 25 Retrieved 2009 02 16 Lotze H Coll M Dunne JA 2011 Historical Changes in Marine Resources Food web Structure and Ecosystem Functioning in the Adriatic Sea Mediterranean Ecosystems 14 2 198 222 doi 10 1007 s10021 010 9404 8 S2CID 45894582 Archived from the original on 2011 04 25 Retrieved 2009 02 16 Boyce D D P Tittensor B Worm 2008 Effects of temperature on global patterns of tuna and billfish richness Marine Ecology Progress Series 355 267 276 Bibcode 2008MEPS 355 267B doi 10 3354 meps07237 Lucifora L Garcia V Worm B 2011 Global Diversity Hotspots and Conservation Priorities for Sharks PLOS ONE 6 5 e19356 Bibcode 2011PLoSO 619356L doi 10 1371 journal pone 0019356 PMC 3088674 PMID 21573162 a b Tittensor D C Mora D Ricard W Jetz H K Lotze E Vanden Berghe B Worm 2010 Global patterns and predictors of marine biodiversity across taxa Nature 466 7310 1098 1101 Bibcode 2010Natur 466 1098T doi 10 1038 nature09329 PMID 20668450 S2CID 4424240 Archived from the original on 2011 04 25 Retrieved 2009 01 01 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Boyce D M R Lewis B Worm 2010 Global phytoplankton decline over the past century Nature 466 7306 591 596 Bibcode 2010Natur 466 591B doi 10 1038 nature09268 PMID 20671703 S2CID 2413382 Archived from the original on 2011 04 25 Retrieved 2009 01 01 Worm B Lotze HK 2009 Changes in marine biodiversity as an indicator of climate and global change In Letcher T ed Climate Change Observed Impacts on Planet Earth Elsevier pp 263 279 doi 10 1016 b978 0 444 53301 2 00014 2 ISBN 9780444533012 Anderson S Mills Flemming J Watson R Lotze HK 2011 Bograd Steven J ed Rapid Global Expansion of Invertebrate Fisheries Trends Drivers and Ecosystem Effects PLOS ONE 6 3 e14735 Bibcode 2011PLoSO 614735A doi 10 1371 journal pone 0014735 PMC 3050978 PMID 21408090 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Future of Marine Animal Populations amp oldid 1144763288, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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