IMBER – Research for marine sustainability: Synthesis and the way forward

Abstract

The Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research (IMBER) project aims at developing a comprehensive understanding of and accurate predictive capacity of ocean responses to accelerating global change and the consequent effects on the Earth system and human society. Understanding the changing ecology and biogeochemistry of marine ecosystems and their sensitivity and resilience to multiple drivers, pressures and stressors is critical to developing responses that will help reduce the vulnerability of marine-dependent human communities. This overview of the IMBER project provides a synthesis of project achievements and highlights the value of collaborative, interdisciplinary, integrated research approaches as developed and implemented through IMBER regional programs, working groups, project-wide activities, national contributions, and external partnerships. A perspective is provided on the way forward for the next 10 years of the IMBER project as the global environmental change research landscape evolves and as new areas of marine research emerge. IMBER science aims to foster collaborative, interdisciplinary and integrated research that addresses key ocean and social science issues and provides the understanding needed to propose innovative societal responses to changing marine systems

A multi-decade record of high-quality fCO<sub>2</sub> data in version 3 of the Surface Ocean CO<sub>2</sub> Atlas (SOCAT)

“…Newly created figures based on the SOCAT data collection and existing figures from SOCAT publications have been used in scientific publications. Such figures generally highlight the availability or lack of surface ocean CO 2 data in specific regions or seasons or over time (Chierici et al, 2012;Regnier et al, 2013;Wanninkhof et al, 2013a;Ciais et al, 2014;Majkut et al, 2014a;Brévière et al, 2015;Hofmann et al, 2015).…”

A multi-decade record of high-quality <i>f</i>CO<sub>2</sub> data in version 3 of the Surface Ocean CO<sub>2</sub> Atlas (SOCAT)

“…Newly created figures based on the SOCAT data collection and existing figures from SOCAT publications have been used in scientific publications. Such figures generally highlight the availability or lack of surface ocean CO 2 data in specific regions or seasons or over time (Chierici et al, 2012;Regnier et al, 2013;Wanninkhof et al, 2013a;Ciais et al, 2014;Majkut et al, 2014a;Brévière et al, 2015;Hofmann et al, 2015).…”

Building the integrated observational network of “Transparent Ocean”

“…在深海生态系统和地质观测方面, 20 世纪中叶发起的 国际大洋钻探计划及其后的国际大洋发现计划(International Ocean Drilling Program, IODP) [10] 、20 世纪 90 年代发起至 今 的 国 际 大 洋 中 脊 计 划 (International Cooperation in Ridge-Crest Studies, InterRidge) [11] 和 21 世纪初发起了海洋 生物地球化学和海洋生态系统研究计划(Integrated Marine Biosphere Research Project, IMBER) [12] , 以大洋钻探、深部 取样、海底生态系统连续监测等为主要手段, 研究地球起 源、地质演化和多圈层相互作用. 近年来美国实施的海洋观 测先导计划(Ocean Observatories Initiative, OOI) [13] , 基于实 时潜/浮标, 自主式水下航行器(autonomous underwater vehicle, AUV)和水下滑翔机(underwater glider)等多平台观测 装备实现其重点监测海域的立体组网观测.…”