Descripción del proyecto
Nuevos conceptos y metodologías permiten monitorizar el Ártico
El cambio climático, que abarca desde la progresiva pérdida del hielo marino hasta el incremento de la temperatura, está afectando al ecosistema del Ártico. Predecir los cambios es importante, pero también es difícil debido a las brechas del conocimiento. El proyecto ECOTIP, financiado con fondos europeos, mejorará el entendimiento de las causas, los umbrales y las consecuencias de las cascadas de inflexión del ecosistema y sus efectos en la biodiversidad marina del Ártico. Integrará observaciones biológicas en enfoques basados en los rasgos sobre la biodiversidad marina y usará el enfoque basado en los rasgos para vincular los cambios de las comunidades biológicas a las funciones del ecosistema. También cartografiará la biodiversidad del pasado y de presente en el Ártico y su respuesta a los factores externos. El proyecto ECOTIP, mediante la colaboración con sociedades autóctonas y ciudadanos europeos, proporcionará recomendaciones para optimizar la supervisión de los servicios ecosistémicos y la biodiversidad del Ártico.
Objetivo
The Arctic marine environment is under rapid change, both in its physical and biotic conditions. The gradual loss of sea ice, increase in temperature, invasive species and compounding effects of additional ecosystem stressors are identified as likely causes of the observed turnover of Arctic species. Other issues of concern are the climatic tipping elements that are known to have affected the region in the geologic past, and that could well affect the region in the future, precipitating a regime shift of unprecedented magnitude. Predicting these changes in the Arctic ecosystem is hindered by several knowledge gaps, particularly in terms of mechanistic understanding of the coupling between drivers and responses. At stake are two important marine ecosystem services that human societies rely on; carbon sequestration with its feedback to global climate, and fisheries production that is the economic lifeblood of many of the local societies of the Arctic. ECOTIP will map out past and present Arctic biodiversity and its response to external drivers, and the effects of expanding commercial activities in the Arctic under expected climate change. It will investigate the resistance, resilience and persistence of key ecosystem components to multiple anthropogenic stressors, and estimate their potential tipping dynamics. It will use a trait-based approach in process studies, empirical analysis and numerical models as a novel means of quantifying functional diversity to predict how different anthropogenic forcing scenarios (including climate, invasive species, pollution, exploitation) change biodiversity, productivity and ecosystem services. ECOTIP will engage with indigenous societies and European citizens to provide recommendations for optimizing the monitoring of Arctic biodiversity and ecosystem services, identify adaptation strategies, promote international collaboration and support Europe's endeavors to implement the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals.
Ámbito científico
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheries
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencessustainability sciences
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyinvasive species
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
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Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
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H2020-LC-CLA-2019-2
Régimen de financiación
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinador
2800 Kongens Lyngby
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