Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (GLOBEC) is the
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) was a research programme that ran from 1987 to 2015 dedicated to studying the phenomenon of global change. Its primary focus was coordinating "international research on global-scale and regi ...
(IGBP) core project responsible for understanding how global change will affect the abundance, diversity and productivity of marine populations. The programme was initiated by
SCOR and the IOC of
UNESCO
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in 1991, to understand how global change will affect the abundance,
diversity
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and productivity of marine populations comprising a major component of
oceanic ecosystems.
The aim of GLOBEC is to advance our understanding of the structure and functioning of the global ocean ecosystem, its major subsystems, and its response to physical forcing so that a capability can be developed to forecast the responses of the marine ecosystem to global change.
Structure
GLOBEC encompasses an integrated suite of research activities consisting of Regional Programmes, National Activities and cross-cutting research focal activities. The GLOBEC programme has been developed by the Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) and is co-ordinated through the GLOBEC International Project Office (IPO).
Regional Programmes:
*Ecosystem Structure of Subarctic Seas (ESSAS)
*CLimate Impacts on Oceanic TOp Predators (CLIOTOP)
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ICES
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Cod and Climate Change (CCC)
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PICES Climate Change and Carrying Capacity (CCCC)
*Southern Ocean GLOBEC (SO GLOBEC)
*Small Pelagic Fish and Climate Change (SPACC)
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National Programmes:
GLOBEC has several active national programmes and scientists from nearly 30 countries participate in GLOBEC activities on a national or regional level.
Focus Working Groups:
There are four GLOBEC cross-cutting research focal activities:
*Focus 1. Retrospective analysis
*Focus 2. Process studies
*Focus 3.
Prediction
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and
modelling
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*Focus 4. Feedback from
ecosystem changes
Publications
GLOBEC produces a report series, special contributions series and a biannual newsletter, all of which can be downloaded from th
GLOBEC website. GLOBEC science has contributed to over 2000 refereed scientific publications which can be searched from a database on the GLOBEC website.
Recent GLOBEC Reports:
*GLOBEC Report No.22: Report of a GLOBEC/SPACC meeting on small pelagic fish spawning habitat dynamics and the daily egg production method (DEPM), 14–16 January 2004, Concepcion, Chile.
*GLOBEC Report No.21: Report of a GLOBEC/SPACC workshop on small pelagic fish spawning habitat dynamics and the daily egg production method(DEPM), 12–13 January 2004, Concepcion, Chile.
*GLOBEC Report No.20: Background on the climatology, physical oceanography and ecosystems of the sub-Arctic seas. Appendix to the ESSAS Science Plan.
*GLOBEC Report No.19: Ecosystem Studies of Sub-Arctic Seas (ESSAS) Science Plan.
*GLOBEC Report No.18: CLimate Impacts on Oceanic TOp Predators (CLIOTOP) Science Plan and Implementation Strategy.
See also
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Global Ocean Data Analysis Project (GLODAP)
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Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS)
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World Ocean Atlas
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(WOA)
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World Ocean Circulation Experiment
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(WOCE)
External links
GLOBEC website
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Oceanography
Ecological experiments
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Fisheries and aquaculture research institutes